Sentences with phrase «infectious agents the research»

One of the infectious agents the research team studied was the organism that causes tuberculosis (TB)-- a disease that is a huge problem in many countries of the world and getting worse because of the development of antibiotic - resistant strains.

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In 1969 cases of malignant lymphoma were reported in a single colony of white - handed gibbons in a US military research facility in Bangkok, Thailand and were at the time attributed to an unknown infectious agent.

The U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID) has suspended research activities involving biological select agents andResearch Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID) has suspended research activities involving biological select agents andresearch activities involving biological select agents and toxins.

With more than 100 faculty working on a wide variety of agents, UTMB is already a powerhouse of infectious - disease research.

Virologist Robert Yolken of Johns Hopkins Medical School in Baltimore and psychiatrist E. Fuller Torrey of the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill Research Institute in Bethesda, Maryland, have long argued that each of these factors may stimulate infectious agents that could provoke individuals to develop schizophrenia as adults.

The lapses at the world - renowned infectious disease research agency are sure to raise questions about safety at other labs studying highly pathogenic agents, including university labs that are modifying influenza strains to make them more virulent.

Her research incorporates genomics, computational biology, and molecular biology techniques to investigate the infectious agents that cause diseases endemic to tropical climates and those that have more global reach.

NIAID conducts and supports research on nearly 300 infectious agents and investigates the biological properties of these pathogens and the immune system's responses to them.

Career Goals: I plan to pursue a career in scientific research focused on understanding the human immune response to various infectious agents for diagnostic and vaccine design purpose.

A necropsy performed at the Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research (IZW) determined that Knut had inflammation of the brain (encephalitis) and suggested the cause was an infectious agent.

Other studies included use of rapid tests for HIV, HBV and HCV for emergency field testing of the «Walking Blood Bank» in military operations; use of dried blood spots for collection of specimens in the field for testing of HIV, Dengue, West Nile Virus and Chikungunya Virus; and molecular assays for monitoring Chlamydia trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Ebola virus, and other infectious agents in epidemiology and vaccine research studies.

Research studies have shown that consumption of fruits / vegetables rich in vitamin C helps the body develop immunity against infectious agents, and scavenge harmful oxygen - free radicals from the body.

He has carried out pioneering research in equine neonatology, and discovered the pathogenesis of multiple equine infectious agents including Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Neorickettsia risticii, Borrelia burgdorferi, and novel prevention methods for Rhodococcus equi.

One of the world's experts in the research of infectious agents, Dr. Legendre has investigated the pathogenesis and prevention of infectious viral diseases in cats and the treatment of mycotic diseases in dogs and cats.

U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases Viral Genomics Center, Frederick • MD 2009 — 2010 Microbiologist Collaborative part of multi-disciplinary team within highly - integrated environment to develop, optimize, characterize, and validate assays and sequencing methods in support of research projects aimed to identify threat agents and to evaluate efficacy and safety of vaccines and anti-viral thResearch Institute of Infectious Diseases Viral Genomics Center, Frederick • MD 2009 — 2010 Microbiologist Collaborative part of multi-disciplinary team within highly - integrated environment to develop, optimize, characterize, and validate assays and sequencing methods in support of research projects aimed to identify threat agents and to evaluate efficacy and safety of vaccines and anti-viral thresearch projects aimed to identify threat agents and to evaluate efficacy and safety of vaccines and anti-viral therapies.