U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/U.S._Army_Medical_Research_Institute_of_Infectious_Diseases_(USAMRIID)
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gptkbp:instanceOf biomedical research facility
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:USAMRIID
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:U.S._Department_of_Defense
gptkbp:biosafetyLevel gptkb:BSL-3
BSL-4
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:director Colonel David L. Sanders (as of 2023)
gptkbp:employs gptkb:military
civilian scientists
gptkbp:established 1969
gptkbp:facilityId high-containment laboratory
gptkbp:focus infectious diseases
medical biological defense research
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID)
gptkbp:location gptkb:Fort_Detrick,_Maryland,_United_States
gptkbp:mission protect military personnel from biological threats
develop medical countermeasures to biological warfare agents
gptkbp:notableContributor gptkb:Anthrax
gptkb:Botulinum_toxin
gptkb:Plague
gptkb:Ebola_virus
gptkb:Marburg_virus
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:2001_anthrax_attacks_investigation
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:U.S._Army_Medical_Research_and_Development_Command
gptkbp:researchArea therapeutics
vaccine development
diagnostics
biodefense
gptkbp:type gptkb:research_institute
gptkbp:website https://www.usamriid.army.mil/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Fort_Detrick
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5