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9/11 Terrorist attack
Following the attack was bioterrorist attacks that consisted of ebola spores. These attacks showed the lack of available and adequate research facilities.
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American Anthrax Breakout
Anthrax breakout occurs as result of a bioterrorism attack.
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NIAID defelops plan for biodefence research
In February, 2002, the National Institue of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), in consultation with a federal blue ribbon panel, developed a strategic plan for biodefense research to accomplish both short- and long-term goals. This plan emphasized both basic research and the application of that basic research to the development of products.
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$128 million grant
On September 30, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced a $128 million grant -- its largest ever to a university -- to the Boston University Medical Center, a consortium of Boston University and Boston Medical Center (BMC), to build on of two new National Biocontainment Laboratories (NBLs).
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Two BU researchers fall ill
Two of BU's researchers fall ill due to infections at BU's labs, one in May and the other in late September. The problem was never disclosed to the following public meetings.
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BU stops Tularemia Project
BU stopped work on the tularemia project and started alerting health agencies because of an accidental infection of two of its researchers.
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Comment period for infection incident ends
The comment period for the federal environmental review for the tularemia project ends.
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Construction of NIEDL