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Biocontainment Legislation Targets Select Agent Program
The Select Agent Program and Biosafety Program Improvement Act of 2008 (S 3127) was proposed by Senator Edward M. Kennedy and Richard M. Burr in June of 2008 to reauthorize the Select Agent Program to improve oversight at biocontainment labs. The bill would update the list of regulated pathogens to include genetically engineered strains as well as setting safety and worker training standards.
Virginia Tech Plans Arlington Research Center
Virginia Tech is planning to construct a $90 million research center in the Ballston area of Arlington. Strategically located near the National Science Foundation, the Office of Naval Research, and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, the seven-story, 144,000-sf facility is slated for occupancy in late 2010. The center will house 250 faculty, staff, and graduate students engaged in bioinformatics, public health, and medical informatics research, as well as the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute and the Institute of Critical Technology and Applied Science.
Miami Valley Hospital Builds Dayton Heart Tower
Miami Valley Hospital has selected a joint venture of Skanska USA Building and Shook Construction as construction manager for the 484,000-sf Heart Tower in Dayton, Ohio. Ground was broken on the $135 million facility in May of 2008 with completion slated for late 2010. Designed by NBBJ, the tower will include a comprehensive heart center, 180 private patient rooms, cardiac surgery suites, and a cardiac intervention center.
Monroe Clinic Plans Expansion and Renovation
Monroe Clinic will break ground in fall of 2008 on an $85 million addition to its hospital campus in Monroe, Wis. Designed by Kahler Slater of Madison, the $55 million facility will house inpatient and outpatient care, an emergency department, and a helipad. The project contractor is CG Schmidt. The building, which will connect the existing hospital and clinic facilities, is designed to provide a flexible and operationally efficient facility with enhanced access to medical services.
Johns Hopkins Constructs Bloomberg Children's Center
Johns Hopkins is building the Charlotte R. Bloomberg Children's Center in Baltimore. The 12-story pediatric hospital tower is slated for occupancy in early 2011. Featuring 205 private inpatient rooms, the facility will include an intensive care unit, a neonatal ICU, ten surgical suites, pediatric radiology, and a ten-bed translational research unit. The project architect is Perkins + Will.