News from the FAZD Center (newsletter)

Keep up with the FAZD Center's progress in designing products that combat avian influenza, brucellosis, foot and mouth disease and Rift Valley fever, as well as the activities of our primary investigators.

News from the FAZD Center, May 2007

Dr. C.J. Peters receives $200,000 in funding; Public radio broadcasts interview with FAZD Center director; Workshop trains communicators to work with news media during outbreaks; FAZD Center graduate student wins DHS poster contest; FAZD Center to take part in major S&T conference; Product by former intern featured in article

News from the FAZD Center, March 2007

 

News from the FAZD Center, December 2006

Workshop on mass animal mortality attracts 70 to Austin. ... Speaker offers three keys to prepare for mass animal mortality at the local and state levels. ... FAZD Center participales in DHS Scholars and Fellows event in D.C. ... Website now offers guide to FAZD Center investigators.

News from the FAZD Center, October 2006

Investigators bring avian flu school to Texas. ... DHS event showcases FAZD Center products on Capitol Hill. ... Dr. Thomas Powdrill named FAZD Center's new assitant director for external affairs. ... 'Emergency Management of Mass Animal Mortality' workshop begins Nov. 13. ... Internal Advisory Commitee holds semi-annual meeting. ... Dr. Carol Cardona is quoted in National Geographic magazine.

News from the FAZD Center, July 2006

A research team from the FAZD Center will travel later this summer to Plum Island Animal Disease Center to monitor the effects of natural killer cells upon a surrogate virus. ... Economists at the FAZD Center are analyzing economic consequences and recovery rates to determine how markets may react to future potential outbreaks of animal disease. ... Demonstrations of the Risk Analyst’s Workbench (RAW) are illustrating the ongoing collaboration between the FAZD Center and University of Southern California’s Center for Risk and Economic Analysis of Terrorism Events (CREATE). ... Stacy L. Agar, a graduate student in a FAZD Center laboratory at the University of Texas Medical Branch, represented the center at the Department of Homeland Security Scholars and Fellows Program Orientation.

News from the FAZD Center, June 2006

Dr. David M. Hartley and Dr. Holly Gaff fine-tune their spatial model for anticipating RVF outbreaks. ... The FAZD Center partners with GL-CRSP on $100,000 project to prepare for severe U.S. outbreak of avian influenza. ... Wisconsin Engineer interviews Dr. Vicki Bier ... Dr. Mark Estes publishes paper on bovine BK cells in the Journal of Leukocyte Biology ... Dr. Bo Nordby and Dr. Morgan Scott report industry support as they gather FMD data in Texas.

News from the FAZD Center, May 2006

Six veterinary students pursue newly created Master of Science in Veterinary Public Health. ... Dr. Thomas Ficht, Dr. Renee Tsolis and Dr. Garry Adams report progress in search for vaccine against brucella aerosols. ... Dr. Tim Carpenter improves statistical model to predict foot-and-mouth disease outbreaks. ... Dr. Blanca Lupiani and Dr. Sanjay Reddy redirect their research to meet urgent calll to develop DIVA vaccines and diagnostics to combat avian influenza.

FAZD News -- April 2006

 

FAZD News - September 05

 

FAZD News - July 05