Regional Biocontainment Laboratory (RBL)

Investigators
Paul K. Whelton, M.D., M.Sc., Principal Investigator
Andrew A. Lackner, D.V.M., Ph.D., Program Director

Funding Agent
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH

Participating Institutions
Tulane University

Description
The biocontainment laboratory grant is designed to support construction of an approximately $20 million biosafety laboratory at the Tulane University National Primate Research Center. It also reflects the initiation of a 20-year cooperative agreement to work with scientists at the NIAID on biosafety initiatives.