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Cornell University Constructs Weill Hall
Cornell University is constructing the $162 million Weill Hall in Ithaca, N.Y. The 250,000-sf building, also known as the Life Sciences Technology Building, is slated for completion in early 2008. The research facility will be the centerpiece of Cornell's New Life Sciences Initiative (NLSI), an effort to promote the college’s progress in genomic-led research. The facility is expected to attain LEED Gold certification for sustainable design and construction.
University College Dublin Partners to Create Academic Medical Center
University College Dublin’s School of Medicine has partnered with The Mater and St. Vincent's Healthcare Group to create Ireland’s first academic medical center. Dublin Academic Health Care opens in September 2007 and will contain over 1,400 beds. Accommodating approximately 100,000 patient visits annually, the partnership will increase access to specialists, improve patient care, and foster translational research.
CDC Power Outage Prompts Congressional Consideration of Biocontainment Security
The House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee will hold a hearing in early October of 2007 to evaluate the safety and security issues of biocontainment and infectious disease research facilities. Prompted in part by the June 15, 2007 power failure at the CDC’s new $214 million laboratory in Atlanta, the session will investigate recent releases and incidents at high containment sites.
APHIS Publishes Proposed Changes to Select Agent Rules
Proposed changes to the select agent rules 42CFR73, 7CFR331, and 9CFR121 were published in early September of 2007, reflecting the biennial review of the select agents and toxins lists. The main changes proposed are to the plant pathogen list with some movement of HHS/USDA overlap agents onto solely the HHS list. Comments on the proposed changes can be submitted on the APHIS website until 10/29/07.
NIH Creates Regional Centers for Influenza Research
The National Institutes of Health National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases is creating six Regional Centers for Excellence for Influenza Research and Surveillance. Each center will receive $23 million per year for the next seven years to support influenza research. The participating institutions are Emory University School of Medicine, St.