January 15, 2003

University Area Association Roundtable

Dr. Robert Shope, UTMB professor of pathology and co-director of the World Arbovirus Reference Collection  at UTMB will be the speaker at the University Area Association Roundtable Meeting on Monday, January 20.  His topic will be "UTMB’s Proposal to the Federal Government for Designations and Funding as a Regional Center of Excellence and as a National Biocontainment Laboratory.

This proposal is seeking federal funds to construct a key component of the new national biodefense initiative - a building with 48,000 square feet of high containment laboratories that would help UTMB researchers safely develop the means to diagnose, treat, cure and prevent emerging infectious diseases.

The meeting will be held at the William Temple Episcopal Center, 427 Market at 5:30 pm.

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