NEWS
Biosafety Scholarship
06/12/09
The Scholar research program will focus on applied Biosafety research partnerships with GLRCE investigators in BSL3/ABSL3 laboratories and will feature the Howard T. Ricketts Regional Biocontainment Laboratory at Argonne National Labs. Under the direction of Dr. Joseph Kanabrocki, Assistant Dean for Biosafety at the University of Chicago, Biosafety Scholars participate in the day to day operations of a biosafety officer, with emphasis on biological risk assessment and biocontainment operations.
Current Status of the HTRL
10/22/08
Processes are almost complete to get the building fully commissioned. This will be followed by review and registration of the laboratory by the CDC. Once the CDC approval is obtained researchers and administrators will move into the new space, as early as the 1st quarter of 2009.
Summer Activities
07/29/08
Although research has not started yet, activity
is underway to prepare
the HTRL for commissioning:
- Freezer farm and other specific equipement have been installed
- Training course on Biocontainement Lab Operation and
Maintenance was
conducted from July 21-25
- Experimental protocols have been submitted for
review.
Once all the protocols and Standard Operating Procedures
are approved, HTRL
will be submitted to a series of inspections by CDC (Center for Disease
Control
and prevention) for certification.
HTRL Video Tour
04/25/08
An Overview and a tour of the
facility lead by Drs.
Ribbon Cutting
04/15/08 (edited 08/12/08)
On Sunday, April 6, representatives from the University
of Chicago Medical
Center, Argonne National Laboratories, the United States Department of
Energy,
the National Institutes of Health and the State of
Although the ribbon-cutting and Open House occured in
April, finishing
touches, extensive testing and multiple certifications of the Ricketts
Laboratory are still underway and research involving "select agents"
could begin as soon as October.
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