Award
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases 5UC7AI180306-04
BSL-3 Practices Core
Recipient
University of Missouri-Columbia
Award Amount
$507,572.00
Ceiling
$507,572.00
Awarded
July 21, 2026
Identifier
5UC7AI180306-04
Award for the BSL-3 Practices Core at University of Missouri-Columbia to provide biosafety training, compliance oversight, and emergency planning for high containment research, funded by NIAID.
Description
The Biosafety Level 3 Practices Core (BPC) at the Laboratory of Infectious Disease Research (LIDR) includes biosafety and emergency planning, user training and competency oversight, and select agent program management. It provides BSL-3 training and resources, oversees compliance with BSL-3/select agent programs, manages emergency response planning, and promotes workforce development to support high containment research. The core collaborates with other cores and committees to ensure safety and pandemic preparedness.