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PRACTICING SAFETY AT THE BIOSECURITY RESEARCH INSTITUTE

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K-STATE'S BIOSECURITY RESEARCH INSTITUTE IN PAT ROBERTS HALL POSITIONED TO HOUSE FEDERAL RESEARCHERS BEFORE NBAF OPENS: Thanks to a $54 million laboratory at Kansas State University, federal researchers won't have to wait for the opening of a new facility to expand their work studying important animal and zoonotic diseases, if Kansas is the record of decision for the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility next month.

NEW BURT HALL INSECTARY ENABLES K-STATE TO BREED MOSQUITOES ON DEMAND: After nearly half a million dollars in renovations, a new insectary in Burt Hall is up and running -- and breeding thousands of mosquitoes a day for important research at Kansas State University.

K-STATE'S BRI IS NATIONAL BIOSAFETY AND BIOCONTAINMENT TRAINING PROGRAM'S FIRST DESIGNATED TRAINING FACILITY IN NATION: Kansas State University's BRI -- Biosecurity Research Institute -- is the National Biosafety and Biocontainment Training Program's first designated training facility in the nation.

DELEGATION FROM SOUTH KOREAN UNIVERSITY USES K-STATE'S BRI AS A MODEL FOR THEIR BIOCONTAINMENT FACILITY, SOLIDIFIES RESEARCH PARTNERSHIPS: A delegation of academics, politicians and engineers associated with Seoul National University were in Manhattan recently to bolster research relationships in agricultural sciences and learn all they could about how Kansas State University's BRI -- Biosecurity Research Institute -- was built.

K-STATE TO HOST LAB ROBOTICS TRAINING TO PREPARE LAB TECHNICIANS IN CASE OF ANIMAL DISEASE OUTBREAK: In case of a widespread outbreak, the ability to process thousands of diagnostic samples will be critical to stamping out animal disease in a timely fashion.

K-STATE'S BRI RECEIVES $1.548 MILLION FOR ADVANCED VIDEO TECHNOLOGY; WILL ALSO BE THE FIRST IN NATION TO HOST NEW FEDERAL BIOSAFETY TRAINING: A $1.548 million investment from the Kansas Bioscience Authority and top-notch federal biosafety training are both coming to Kansas State University's BRI -- Biosecurity Research Institute -- this spring.

BIOCONTAINMENT LAB PROFESSIONALS WILL COME TO K-STATE'S BRI TO LEARN THE LATEST TECHNIQUES: Those in charge of making sure the Midwest's biocontainment labs are run safely will soon be trained at Kansas State University's BRI -- Biosecurity Research Institute. The National Biosafety and Biocontainment Training Program's operations and maintenance curriculum will be March 3-7 at the BRI.

KANSAS BIOSCIENCE AUTHORITY ANNOUNCES $2.5 MILLION INITIATIVE TO BRING RESEARCHERS FROM ACROSS THE NATION TO K-STATE: The Kansas Bioscience Authority announced today a $2.5 million initiative that will add more horsepower to Kansas State University's research capabilities in addressing threats to the nation's food supply.

NEW K-STATE LAB PROVIDES QUICK, RELIABLE PHARMACOLOGICAL SERVICES TO RESEARCHERS ALONG THE KANSAS CITY ANIMAL HEALTH CORRIDOR: PharmCATS, the latest addition to K-State's laboratory capabilities, serves both university and industry clients in need of bioanalytical services. PharmCATS is a nonprofit support organization for K-State and is in the university's research park.

K-STATE'S VETERINARY DIAGNOSTIC LAB IS KANSAS' FIRST LINE OF DEFENSE AGAINST BIRD FLU: If the highly pathogenic strain of avian influenza ever comes to Kansas, diagnosticians at Kansas State University's Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory will be the first to know.

K-STATE'S BIOSECURITY RESEARCH INSTITUTE SPELLS HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE FOR STUDENTS ACROSS DISCIPLINES: College students have been known to work any variety of odd jobs, from waiting tables to selling textbooks in the university bookstore. But working in a high-level biocontainment facility isn't on a lot of resumes. For six Kansas State University students, that's a daily reality.

K-STATE VETERINARY LAB ROUTINELY TESTS FOR BLUETONGUE VIRUS; LAB DIRECTOR SAYS STRAINS FOUND IN KANSAS, U.S. USUALLY LESS-VIRULENT: Livestock producers in the United States should be cautious but not overly fearful of bluetongue virus, according to a veterinary laboratory director at Kansas State University.

KANSAS STATE'S NEW BRI WILL FACILITATE HIGH-CONTAINMENT RESEARCH