| Great Lakes Regional Center of Excellence for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases Research |
| Region V: IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI |
| Principal Investigator |
Olaf Schneewind, M.D., Ph.D. |
| Lead Institution |
University of Chicago |
| Address |
920 East 58th Street
Chicago, IL 60637
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| Telephone |
(773) 834-9174 |
| Research Projects |
- Development of Botulism vaccine and new anti-toxin drugs for therapy
- Development of safe and effective Plague vaccines and post-exposure therapies
- Development of new antibiotic therapy against anthrax
- Understanding F.tularensis pathogenisis and the immune response of the lung to develop new diagnostic, therapeutic and vaccine strategies
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- Development of new vaccines and anti-viral drugs for Ebola virus infections
- Development of new therapies and preventative measures for viral hemorrahagic fever
- Designing, optimizing and assesing activity of new antibiotic peptides and mimetics
- Developing a safe and efficitve vaccine for Brucella
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Core Research
Facilities |
- Immunology Core
- Microbial Informatics Core
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- Small Animal Research Core
- Botulism Core
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| Member Institutions |
- University of Chicago
- Northwestern University
- Argonne National Laboratories
- Battelle Memorial Institute
- Illinois Institute of Technology
- Illinois Institute of Technology Research Institute
- Illinois State University
- Loyola University at Chicago
- Mayo Clinic
- Medical College of Wisconsin
- Michigan State University
- National Wildlife Health Center, U.S. Department of Interior
- Ohio State University
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- Purdue University
- University of Cincinnati
- University of Illinois at Chicago
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- University of Indiana
- University of Michigan
- Univeristy of Minnesota Twin Cities
- University of Minnesota Duluth
- University of Notre Dame
- University of Toledo
- University of Wisconsin at Madison
- University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee
- Wayne State University
- Wright State University
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