Useful links for bioterrorism research:
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National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)
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National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
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United States Department of Health & Human Services: Disasters and Emergencies
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Department of Homeland Security
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Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
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Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA)
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Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR)
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Homeland Security at the Centers for Disease Control
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Project Bioshield Biodefense Research
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Whitehouse Biodefense Website
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NIAID report on Chemical Defense Research
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Animal Efficacy Rule (for development of countermeasures)
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Select Agent Rule (for research with infectious agents and toxins)
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U.S. Army Medical Research and Material Command
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U.S. Army Chemical Casualty Care Division
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Project Bioshield
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SAMHSA - Managing Anxiety in Times of Crisis
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American Red Cross (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
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Hazardous Materials Safety (HAZMAT) - Emergency Response Guidelines
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Acute Exposure Guideline Levels (AEGL) for Chemicals - EPA
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NIOSH Chemical Safety
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Countermeasures Against Radiological Threats
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Medical countermeasures
Other CounterACT Centers of Excellence:
In addition to our Center, three other Centers of Excellence were initiated by the CounterACT program:
Gary R. Grotendorst, Ph.D.
Identification of Therapeutics for the Treatment of Sulfur Mustard Injury
Lovelace Biomedical & Environmental Research Institute
David E. Lenz, Ph.D.
Center for Catalytic Bioscavenger Medical Defense Research
U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense
Carl W. White, M.D.
Novel Antioxidant Therapeutics for Sulfur Mustard Toxicity
National Jewish Medical and Research Center
Individual research projects funded by CounterACT are listed here.
The UMDNJ/Rutgers University Counter Center is a collaboration between:
