| Southeast Regional Center of Excellence for Biodefense and Emerging Infections (SERCEB) |
| Region IV: AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, TN |
| Principal Investigator |
P. Frederick Sparling, M.D. |
| Lead Institution |
Duke University |
| Research Projects |
- Pathogenesis and Vaccine Development for Pneumonic Plague
- Strategies to Optimize Adaptive Immune Responses to Emerging Infections
- Strategies to Optimize Adaptive Immune Responses to Emerging Infections
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- Pathogenesis of Orthopoxvirus Infections
- Control of Bacillus Anthracis Spore Formation
- Orthopoxvirus Vaccine Development
- Development of Therapeutics for Orthopoxvirus Diseases
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Core Research
Facilities |
- Protein Expression Core
- Proteomics and Structural Biology Core
- Monoclonal Antibody and Nano-Detection Core
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- Immune Monitoring Core
- Non-Human Primate Animal Model Core
- Policy, Ethics and Law Core
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| Member Institutions |
- Emory University
- Duke University
- University of Alabama - Birmingham
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- University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
- Vanderbilt University
- University of Florida - Gainesville
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