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Panel questions risk of Fort Detrick lab
by Ted Purlain on March 5, 2010

A National Academy of Sciences panel has revealed that the U.S. Army failed to analyze fully the public exposure risks of deadly pathogens from a Fort Detrick biodefense laboratory.

Hopes rise for Marbug and Ebola vaccines
by Nick Rees on February 2, 2010

The Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research has begun tests on an experimental vaccine against the deadly Ebola and Marburg viruses.

Grant given to fund research into Ebola and Marburg
by Nick Rees on January 7, 2010

Dutch pharmaceutical firm Crucell has awarded a significant contract to Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research to develop a vaccine for potential bioterror weapons Ebola and Marburg.

Primate research center granted stimulus funds for Marburg and Ebola vaccine study
by Paul Tinder on November 18, 2009

Federal stimulus money has been granted to the New England Primate Research Center for investigations and a contract tied to developing a vaccine for the Marburg and Ebola viruses.

Safety procedures under review at Boston U. medical labs
by Rita Uplend on November 9, 2009

BOSTON — Sophisticated genetic fingerprinting confirmed that a laboratory experiment was the source of a bacterial infection that sickened a Boston University graduate student.