Member Highlights

“Animal welfare is a main priority for NBAF,” Dr. Behnke said. “We want to show exemplary animal welfare, care, and human and animal safety. Not only is this the right thing to do, but it is our team’s passion.”

The senior scientist at the USDA's Agricultural Research Service Foreign Animal Disease Research Unit at Plum Island Animal Disease Center is among 12 outstanding public servants to be honored at the 73^rd annual Arthur S. Flemming Awards. Douglas Gladue has been recognized for performing outstanding service in the field of basic science.

To learn more about Dr. Gladue's research on #ASF visit https://bit.ly/3rWmndJ

Three researchers from Kansas State University have received the BIAL Award in Biomedicine for a publication focused on mRNA technology, which is now used in the two vaccines approved by the Food and Drug Administration to prevent COVID-19.

BU’s National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories (NEIDL) has been monitoring COVID-19 variants from BU and Boston Medical Center tests since February

One Health is a collaborative approach – working at the local, regional, national, and global levels – with the goal of achieving optimal health outcomes recognizing the interconnection between people, animals, plants, and their shared environment.  

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility, or NBAF, has several ambitious goals. Of course, when the facility has been tasked to protect agriculture, attract quality employees and keep everyone safe in the process, those goals should be set to a high standard.