"Bio-Defense Technologies"

The continuing threat of terrorism has resulted in an aggressive federal biodefense research effort leading to new approaches and interventions to address the threat of Weapons of Mass Destruction. Much of the focus has centered on strengthening defenses and response capabilities related to biological, radiological and chemical incidents. For the past four years, the NIH has been involved in a robust effort promoting the development of medical countermeasures against the leading public health terrorist threats. The threat of terrorism has been made more complex with the evolution on endemic infectious diseases with pandemic potential. This presentation will focus on some of the NIH efforts and the technological applications that have resulted in new approaches in mitigating these threats to national security and global health.