As diseases spread faster across borders, a team of scientists, engineers and public health experts launched a first-of-its-kind, open-source global surveillance platform to detect emerging biothreats.
The Biothreats Emergence, Analysis and Communications Network, or BEACON, officially launched April 24 during an introductory conference at Boston University Center for Computing and Data Sciences. The platform is based at Boston University’s Center on Emerging Infectious Diseases and developed in partnership with the Hariri Institute for Computing and Data Sciences at BU and HealthMap at Boston Children’s Hospital.
Given the lack of stringent and uniform federal regulations, Boston's emergent biotech lab industry have the responsibility to ensure they are operating with the safety of their neighbors in mind.
Delgado, a student in Sargent, died on July 31 at 21 years old. She is remembered for her passion for public health, her deep love for her family, her unique laugh and her kindness.
Several protesters stood outside the John Joseph Moakley U.S. Courthouse Thursday as proceedings continued in a case challenging the National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories at Boston University,...
