BBRC BSL 3
BBRC Biosafety Level 3 Infectious Disease Research Program
The newly constructed BBRC Biosafety Level 3 (BSL - 3) laboratory is fully operational and is being used for training and research on various BSL3 pathogens. The purpose of this laboratory is to develop diagnostic tests, therapeutics, vaccines and biomarkers of infectious agents prevalent in the El Paso/Ciudad Juarez border communities. Research projects on West Nile Virus and Mycobacterium tuberculosis are in progress. Outstanding Veterinary Services and Environmental Health and Safety staff members support these researchers.
Investigators who have a need to use the BSL – 3 laboratory should contact Doug Watts at 8715 or dwatts2@utep.edu
Dr. Douglas M. Watts
Executive Director of Veterinary Services
Room B-318, Biology Building
University of Texas at El Paso
El Paso, TX 79968
Phone: (915) 747-8715
Email: dwatts2@utep.edu