UMDNJ-Rutgers University CounterACT Center of Excellence in the news:
5/1/08 UMDNJ-Rutgers University Counteract Research Center of Excellence a focus of the recent UMDNJ Annual report [here]
2/20/08 BARDA (Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority) announces new initiatives to combat chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear terrorism
BARDA, established within the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, provides an integrated, systematic approach to the development and purchase of the necessary vaccines, drugs, therapies, and diagnostic tools for public health medical emergencies. BARDA also manages Project BioShield, which includes the procurement and advanced development of medical countermeasures for chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear agents, as well as the advanced development and procurement of medical countermeasures for pandemic influenza and other emerging infectious diseases that fall outside the auspices of Project BioShield. In addition, BARDA manages the Public Health Emergency Countermeasures Enterprise (PHEMCE).
10/18/07 - President Bush issued Homeland Security Presidential Directive 21, outlining biological and chemical defense research. [link]
9/20/07 - See the new article in the 2007 UMDNJ Magazine highlighting the UMDNJ/Rutgers University CounterACT Research Center of Excellence. [link]
6/19/07 - Bioterrorism research at UICOMP in the news! An interview with Dr. Diane Heck, Director of the Pharmacology & Drug Development Core of the UMDNJ/Rutgers University CounterACT Research Center of Excellence [link]
6/1/07 - Article in the Spring 2007 issue of ‘Robert Wood Johnson Medicine’, a publication for alumni and friends of UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, interviewing Dr. Jeffrey D. Laskin on the mission of the UMDNJ/Rutgers University CounterACT Research Center of Excellence. [link]
4/25/07 - Spring 2007 Robert Wood Johnson School of Medicine magazine article highlighting our Center [link]
4/7/07 - NJ Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness creates "Preparedness College". Paul Lioy, Professor of Envrionmental and Occupational Medicine at UMDNJ and a collaborator on the UMDNJ/Rutgers University CounterACT Research Center of Excellence, and Fred Roberts, Professor of Mathematics at Rutgers University are pleased to inform us that the NJ Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness (OHSP) has announced the creation of a "Preparedness College". Drs. Lioy and Roberts will work closely with the OHSP on the mission of the college. The "College" will take on several roles including the preparation of a directory of experts from around the State of New Jersey to assist the OHSP in homeland security issues.
3/16/07 - Governor Corzine announces steps to increase chemical security. [link]
2/6/07 - Dr. Ned Heindel of the UMDNJ-Rutgers University CounterACT Center will be interviewed for the Public Broadcasting System TV series NOVA on the life of America's first African-American chemistry professional, Dr. Percy Julian. [pdf]
1/24/07 - UMDNJ-Rutgers CounterACT Center Meeting. 12-3pm, January 26, Room 404 EOHSI.
1/10/07 - The first annual CounterACT network research symposium will take place April 25-27, 2007, in Arlington VA. [information]
11/09/06 - CounterACT a part of Project Bioshield, a national security priority to expedite research on the most promising scientific discoveries. [article]
11/08/06 - Research to combat chemical threats. [article]
11/02/06 - Press release announcing the receipt of our award. [article]
