Emory University will house the new Southeastern Center for Emerging Biologic Threats, a collaboration of state and federal agencies and top researchers working together to combat bioterrorism. Partners in the center include Emory University's Robert W. Woodruff Health Sciences Center, the Medical College of Georgia, Morehouse School of Medicine, Georgia Tech, and the University of Georgia. Participating governmental agencies include the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Carter Center, the Georgia Research Alliance, and state health departments in Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi and South Carolina. Emory University has contributed $250,000 to the center's development.
