Biological and Chemical Weapons  >> Biosecurity and Biodefense Resource Western Regional Center of Excellence for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases Region VI: AR, LA, NM, OK, TX Principal Investigator David Walker, M.D. Lead Institution University of Texas Medical Branch Address Center for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases, WRCE The University of Texas Medical Branch 301 University Blvd., Keiller Bldg. Galveston, TX 77555-0609 Telephone (409) 772-3989 Research Projects Development and evaluation of human brucellosis vaccines Bacillus anthracis host interactions Alphavirus vaccines for biodefence Discovery of subunit vaccine candidates against Glander's Novel genetic tools for viral biodefense Nucleocapsid-specific small molecule inhibitors of the Bunyaviridae New technologies for creating affinity reagents Novel vaccine technology for biodefense New diagnostic methods for accute Rickettsial infections Rapid diagnostic tools for Q Fever Risks and interventions for pandemic influenza Development of novle pseudoinfectious flavivirus vaccines Develpment of diagnostic reagents for the detection of Fancisella and Francisella infections Toward control of Rift Valley Fever virus replication Core Research Facilities Computational Biology Core BSL-4 Core Small Animal Core Nonhuman Primate Core Law, Policy and Ethics Core Pathogenesis Expression Core Member Institutions Baylor College of Medicine Houston VA Medical Center Rice University San Antonio Metro Health District Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research, Southwest National Primate Research Center Texas A&M University (TAMU), College of Veterinary Medicine Texas A&M University System Health Science Center - College Station Texas A&M University System Health Science Center - Houston Texas Dept. of Health Texas Southern University Texas Tech University University of Houston University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth, Texas, College of Osteopathic Medicine University of Texas at Austin University of Texas at Dallas University of Texas at El Paso University of Texas at San Antonio University of Texas Health Center at Tyler University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas Los Alamos National Laboratory Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute New Mexico Dept. of Health Sandia National Laboratory University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center Louisiana Dept. of Health Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - Shreveport Louisiana State University School of Veterinary Medicine Tulane University Health Sciences Center, Tulane National Research Primate Resource Center Oklahoma State Dept. of Health Oklahoma State University University of Oklahoma University of Oklahoma Health Science Center University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Arkansas Dept. of Health Department of Veterans Affairs AlphaVax, Inc. Arizona State University Ohio State University University of California - Davis University of Illinois - Urbana Contact:  Michael Stebbins (mstebbins@fas.org) All Rights Reserved 2009 - Federation of American Scientists