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9 May 2011

The Biosecurity Research Institute (BRI) at K-State “supports comprehensive ‘farm-to-fork’ infectious disease research programs that address threats to plant, animal, and human health.” It recently announced it is ready to begin the vital research needed to protect our nation’s food supply. This article in the Kansas City Business Journal highlights what is going on: “Kansas [...]

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2 May 2011

Kansas State University has long been recognized for its expertise in zoonotic, emerging, and reemerging infectious diseases and livestock medicine. Evidence of this expertise includes the National Agricultural Biosecurity Center and the newly built Biosecurity Research Institute (BRI), which is the nation’s most modern BSL-3 agricultural facility of its kind. The BRI is a 113,000 [...]

Securing the NBAF

25 Apr 2011

There was a great article in the Wichita Eagle recently discussing the security of the new NBAF facility. It was part of an ongoing discussion that took place during the Kansas Homeland Security Summit. Here are the highlights: “What if a tornado hit the lab on Kansas State University’s campus? “What if there’s an accidental [...]

KBA applauds Congressional funding of the NBAF facility

15 Apr 2011

Yesterday, the chairman of the Kansas Bioscience Authority, John Carlin, had this to say about the omnibus appropriations bill that passed Congress: “Ensuring a safe and secure food supply remains a national priority, according to an omnibus appropriations bill passed by the US Congress late today. “The FY 2011 appropriations bill contains $40 million to [...]

Biosecurity Research Institute and the NBAF

29 Mar 2011

One of the reasons that Manhattan was chosen as the site for the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility was because of the potential for a partnership between the Biosecurity Research Institute (BRI) and the NBAF. This weekend, the BRI will be having an open house this Saturday and the NBAF Program Manager will also be [...]

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Goals of the NBAF

26 Mar 2011

This presentation, developed by the Department of Homeland Security, outlines the NBAF research mission. Additionally, it highlights the safety procedures and includes pictures of current BSL-4 facilities. The main goals of the NBAF are: Developing countermeasures such as vaccines and anti-viral therapies for foreign animal diseases Providing advanced test and evaluation capability to detect foreign [...]

The importance of biosecurity and agro-defense

1 Mar 2011

Recently, Senators Moran and Roberts introduced a resolution in the United States Senate highlighting the importance of protecting our nation’s food supply and agriculture economy. You can read more about the resolution here. Here’s the text of the resolution: “Whereas following the attacks of September 11, 2001, the Nation took notice of the global threat [...]

In case you missed it: Officials pleased with the NBAF funds

23 Feb 2011

Last week, Kansas Bioscience officials announced that funding was included for the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility being built in Manhattan, Kansas. Here’s what KCUR Radio had to say: “The President’s budget made public yesterday pegs 150 million dollars for the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility. That’s the Level 4 laboratory designed to test highly [...]

Congressman Kevin Yoder: Keep the NBAF funding

22 Feb 2011

Along with Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins, last week, Congressman Kevin Yoder also spoke on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives in support of the NBAF. Here are his remarks: “The NBAF is a state-of-the-art biocontainment facility for the study of foreign animal, emerging and zoonotic diseases that threaten U.S. animal agriculture and public health. [...]

Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins: Our nation needs the NBAF

19 Feb 2011

In the following video, Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins explains why our country needs the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility, and why it is so important to our nation’s food supply.

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