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Articles and Multimedia

Following are links to articles and multimedia presentations that provide useful background information on NIAID's biodefense research efforts.

Articles

Working with dangerous bugs (PDF), Helen Quill and Maria Giovanni, Nature Immunology.Volume 5 Number 8, August 2004.

Dr. Fauci Discusses Biodefense and Emerging Diseases in Online Forum "Ask the White House," May 19, 2004.

Biomedical Research—An Integral Component of National Security, Rona Hirschberg, Ph.D., John La Montagne, Ph.D., and Anthony S. Fauci, M.D. The New England Journal of Medicine, May 2004.

Dr. Fauci Discusses Biodefense Research and Progress, Newsweek, Feb. 5, 2004.

Smallpox Immunization in the 21st Century: The Old and the New, Journal of the Amerian Medical Association, June 25, 2003.

An Expanded Biodefense Role for the National Institutes of Health, Journal of Homeland Security, April 2002.

Smallpox Vaccination Policy—The Need for Dialogue, Anthony S. Fauci, M.D., NIAID Director, The New England Journal of Medicine.

Dose-Related Effects of Smallpox Vaccine, The New England Journal of Medicine.

Smallpox and Vaccinia, by D.A. Henderson and B. Moss; Vaccines, 3rd Edition (W.B. Saunders and Co., Philadelphia: 1999).

Multimedia

Dr. Fauci Discusses a New Smallpox Vaccine—Modified Vaccinia Ankara, NPR's Talk of the Nation, March 12, 2004.

Project Bioshield: President Bush's remarks at NIH, February 3, 2003.

Webcast and transcript: Dr. Fauci and CDC Director Dr. Julie Gerberding Discuss U.S. Smallpox Vaccination Program, PBS Newshour, December 13, 2002.

Webcast: Bioterrorism and Biodefense: One Year Later, a Special NIH Clinical Center Special Grand Rounds by Dr. Anthony Fauci, September 11, 2002.

Dr. Fauci Speaks on Bioterrorism at the National Press Club, January 14, 2002.

Webcast: Dr. Anthony Fauci Presents Special Clinical Center Grand Rounds on Bioterrorism, October 31, 2001.

Bioterrorism Update with Dr. Anthony Fauci, The Diane Rehm Show, WAMU (in RealAudio), October 31, 2001.

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  • Medical Countermeasures Against Radiological and Nuclear Threats
  • Medical Countermeasures Against Chemical Threats
  • NIAID Strategic Plan for Biodefense Research - 2007 Update (PDF)
  • RCE Program Evaluation: Report on the First Five Years (PDF)
  • Biodefense News Releases
  • Related Disease Topics
  • Related Links

    View a list of links for more information about Biodefense.


    Volunteer for clinical studies
    Volunteer for NIAID-funded clinical studies related to Biodefense on ClinicalTrials.gov.

    Contact Info

    General Inquiries

    See Also

  • Medical Countermeasures Against Radiological and Nuclear Threats
  • Medical Countermeasures Against Chemical Threats
  • NIAID Strategic Plan for Biodefense Research - 2007 Update (PDF)
  • RCE Program Evaluation: Report on the First Five Years (PDF)
  • Biodefense News Releases
  • Related Disease Topics
  • Related Links

    View a list of links for more information about Biodefense.