Pathogens Branch News Today

The responses of the hospital in dallas and the cdc under the microscope today. 22 members of congress leaving the campaign trail to attend the first hearing on ebola, where they grilled officials. And this morning, startling allegations from a nurse at texas presbyterian who told the today show that they were unprepared for ebola. Late today, president obama issues an executive order so he can deploy the u. S. National guard and reserves to liberia. Joining me now from the hospital in dallas is...

Micron Biomedical, a life science company developing first-in-class dissolvable microarray-based products that simplify and improve the transport, storage, and administration of drugs and vaccines, today announced the appointment of global public health pioneer, Dr. Seth Berkley, as scientific advisor to the CEO. In this capacity, Dr. Berkley will guide the company's strategic manufacturing and supply chain efforts, as well as the go-to-market strategy including quality, distribution and pr...

He also led in the development of laboratory safety innovations, which reduced the risk to laboratory workers while studying such deadly viruses.

Study provides insights into fighting broad range of pathogen’s viral strains

Division Director Dr. Stephanie R. Bialek, MD, MPH, is the director of the Division of Viral Diseases in CDC’s National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD), since 2020. Dr. Bialek, a captain in the United States Public Health Service, leads a division with 4 branches, 27 programs, and over 300 staff, fellows, and contractors. During her career, Dr. Bialek has worked on a wide range of domestic and international public health programs. She joined CDC as an Epidemic Intell...