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Anthrax
Taking aim at bioterrorism: Professor gets HHS funding
October 27th, 2003
Selected to play a vital role in confronting the threat of bioterrorism, University of Houston (UH) professor Steven Blanke has a particular target in mind: anthrax. Blanke, an associate professor in the biology and biochemistry department, and his UH colleagues will be working with other research groups in this region to develop countermeasures against a wide array of bacterial and viral agents. Their work is being funded by a recent $48 million grant from the Department of Health and Human Services that establishes a Regional Center of Excellence for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases Research (RCE) based at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston...
Source: Health & Medicine Week (2003-10-27)
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