Abstract

The Region IV Southeast Regional Center of Excellence for Emerging Infections and Biodefense (SERCEB) consists of six member institutions and 15 affiliate institutions across the Southeast. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is the lead institution, with member institutions including the Duke University, Emory University, Vanderbilt University, the University of Alabama at Birmingham and the University of Florida-Gainesville. The goals of SERCEB are to develop new vaccines, therapeutics and diagnostics to better protect the nation against potential bioterrorist and emerging infectious disease threats. This is accomplished through interdisciplinary and collaborative research using cutting-edge science and technologies. SERCEB brings new investigators to the biodefense effort through a combination of educational programs, support of innovative new projects, and the synergistic interactions among its world-class investigators.

Public Health Relevance

The mission of SERCEB is to conduct research on emerging infectious diseases and other biodefense agents for the development of vaccines, therapeutics, and diagnostics for potential biothreats to our nation is fulfilled.

  Funding Agency

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Type
Specialized Center--Cooperative Agreements (U54)
Project #
5U54AI057157-11
Application #
8437237
Study Section
Special Emphasis Panel (ZAI1-DDS-M (J1))
Program Officer
Schaefer, Michael R
Project Start
2003-09-04
Project End
2014-02-28
Budget Start
2013-03-01
Budget End
2014-02-28
Support Year
11
Fiscal Year
2013
Total Cost
$7,226,237
Indirect Cost
$1,175,147

  Institution

Name
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Department
Internal Medicine/Medicine
Type
Schools of Medicine
DUNS #
608195277
City
Chapel Hill
State
NC
Country
United States
Zip Code
27599

  Publications

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Qi, Xiaoxuan; Wang, Wenjian; Dong, Haohao et al. (2018) Expression and X-Ray Structural Determination of the Nucleoprotein of Lassa Fever Virus. Methods Mol Biol 1604:179-188
Kocher, Jacob F; Lindesmith, Lisa C; Debbink, Kari et al. (2018) Bat Caliciviruses and Human Noroviruses Are Antigenically Similar and Have Overlapping Histo-Blood Group Antigen Binding Profiles. MBio 9:
Dhanwani, Rekha; Huang, Qinfeng; Lan, Shuiyun et al. (2018) Establishment of Bisegmented and Trisegmented Reverse Genetics Systems to Generate Recombinant Pichindé Viruses. Methods Mol Biol 1604:247-253
Shao, Junjie; Liu, Xiaoying; Liang, Yuying et al. (2018) Assays to Assess Arenaviral Glycoprotein Function. Methods Mol Biol 1604:169-178
Huang, Qinfeng; Shao, Junjie; Liang, Yuying et al. (2018) Assays to Demonstrate the Roles of Arenaviral Nucleoproteins (NPs) in Viral RNA Synthesis and in Suppressing Type I Interferon. Methods Mol Biol 1604:189-200
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Shao, Junjie; Liang, Yuying; Ly, Hinh (2018) Roles of Arenavirus Z Protein in Mediating Virion Budding, Viral Transcription-Inhibition and Interferon-Beta Suppression. Methods Mol Biol 1604:217-227
Wirawan, Melissa; Fibriansah, Guntur; Marzinek, Jan K et al. (2018) Mechanism of Enhanced Immature Dengue Virus Attachment to Endosomal Membrane Induced by prM Antibody. Structure :

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