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The NBAF: Playing a key role in Kansas City’s future
In: Kansas|National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility|NBAF|Safety|Scientific Research
19 Jun 2011Late last week, the Kansas City Business Journal had a great article about the role the NBAF will play in Kansas City’s future. Here are some excerpts; “The National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility, which the Department of Homeland Security plans to construct in Manhattan, Kan., will play an essential role in protecting this nation from [...]
Partnering the NBAF with the Biosecurity Research Institute
In: Animal Health|KSU|Manhattan|National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility|NBAF|Safety|Scientific Research
9 May 2011The 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 [...]
Securing the NBAF
In: Construction|Federal Research Lab|KSU|National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility|NBAF|Safety
25 Apr 2011There 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 [...]
Goals of the NBAF
In: Federal Research Lab|Food Supply|KSU|Livestock|National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility|NBAF|Safety|Scientific Research|Veterinary Medicine
26 Mar 2011This 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 [...]
Kansas: a long-term commitment to food safety
In: Food Supply|Kansas|National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility|NBAF|Safety
22 Mar 2011This article, done by Animal Pharm News, highlights why placing the NBAF in Manhattan will increase the security of our nation’s food supply, and encourage preventative research in a variety of bioscience and animal health areas. Here are a couple of excerpts: “…K-State is not only one of the premier animal science schools in the [...]
The NBAF a priority for DHS budget
In: Construction|DHS|Federal Research Lab|Janet Napolitano|National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility|NBAF|Safety|Scientific Research
7 Mar 2011Last week Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Janet Napolitano, presented testimony before the United States Senate Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Homeland Security regarding the budget for the Department of Homeland Security. In that testimony, she emphasized the need for the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF). Here are the excerpts: “…The [...]
The importance of biosecurity and agro-defense
In: DHS|Food Supply|KSU|National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility|NBAF|Safety|Scientific Research|Veterinary Medicine
1 Mar 2011Recently, 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 [...]
Congressman Kevin Yoder: Keep the NBAF funding
In: Construction|DHS|Federal Research Lab|Job Growth|KBA|KSU|National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility|NBAF|Safety|Scientific Research
22 Feb 2011Along 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. [...]
NBAF in Kansas
Kansas State University has been selected as the future home of the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF) — once
again highlighting the state’s deep agricultural heritage, bioscience expertise, research infrastructure, world-class animal
health industry, and strong public support.
The $650 million research facility will provide the country with an urgently needed, state-of-the-art lab to protect the food supply and agriculture economy. Kansas is exceptionally well suited to accelerate the achievement of this mission.
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- The NBAF: Playing a key role in Kansas City’s future
- Partnering the NBAF with the Biosecurity Research Institute
- A quick fact about the NBAF
- Securing the NBAF
- KBA applauds Congressional funding of the NBAF facility
- Kansas: Leading the way in bioscience
- Biosecurity Research Institute and the NBAF
- Goals of the NBAF
- Kansas: a long-term commitment to food safety
- The NBAF a priority for DHS budget