{"id":8218,"date":"2012-07-12T14:59:19","date_gmt":"2012-07-13T00:59:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=8218"},"modified":"2021-03-25T11:03:08","modified_gmt":"2021-03-25T21:03:08","slug":"informational-briefing-held-for-proposed-biosafety-lab","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2012\/07\/12\/informational-briefing-held-for-proposed-biosafety-lab\/","title":{"rendered":"Informational briefing held for proposed biosafety lab"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> < 1<\/span> minute<\/span><\/span>
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A proposed biosafety lab to be located in West Oʻahu<\/span> will allow UH<\/abbr> researchers to develop diagnostic tests and vaccines for infectious diseases. (Photo courtesy John A. Burns School of Medicine)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

An informational briefing for the public to learn about the proposed Pacific Health Research Laboratory at Kalaeloa was held Wednesday, July 11, at Kapolei High School.<\/p>\n

University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span><\/a> administrators and researchers from the UH<\/abbr> Mānoa John A. Burns School of Medicine<\/a> gave an overview presentation and answered questions about the project.<\/p>\n

The proposed location for the laboratory is a two-acre site on Saratoga Avenue at Kalaeloa, near the Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> National Guard and FBI Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>’s headquarters in West Oʻahu<\/span>.<\/p>\n

The laboratory will be part of the National Institutes of Health<\/a> national network of biosafety laboratories built and operated by universities in the United States.<\/p>\n

The mission of the laboratory is to develop new diagnostics and effective low-cost treatments and vaccines for infectious diseases, particularly those found in the Asia-Pacific region. The Pacific Health Research Laboratory has received $32.5 million in competitive funding from the National Institutes of Health and $15 million from the State and University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>.<\/p>\n

News coverage of the informational briefing includes:<\/p>\n