# Biosecurity Core

> **NIH NIH UC7** · BOSTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CAMPUS · 2020 · $2,467,756

## Abstract

Biosecurity: Summary
The Biosecurity (Public Safety) Core is the NEIDL specific arm of the campus-wide Boston University Police
and Boston University Medical Center Public Safety Departments. The NEIDL Biosecurity Core is responsible
for the full time physical security of the NEIDL facility and its personnel, and works in collaboration with other
NEIDL cores to ensure both the biosecurity of the Select Agent Program and safety of personnel, in support of
the NEIDL mission. The Biosecurity Core ensures compliance with all current and evolving legislation and
regulations related to control of select agents and other highly pathogenic agents. The Biosecurity Core also
develops and implements relevant staff training exercises. In addition, the core is responsible for the
development, implementation and review of prospective BSL-4 staff, including screening and background
checks in conformance with NEIDL suitability and reliability policies. It assists in the planning and preparation
of required biosecurity drills and manages inventory and access to select agent inventories in collaboration
with the Responsible Official (RO), EH&S and IT. The components of the NEIDL BSL-4 biosecurity and public
safety program include physical security, personnel security, visitor and delivery management, material control
and accountability, transport security and information security. The Biosecurity Core is essential to ensure the
overall security of the NEIDL facility, including prevention of unauthorized access to the perimeter, facility, and
BSL -4 locations and protection of the select agent program from theft, loss and release. This is accomplished
through an ongoing program of threat and risk assessment and training, full time highly trained personnel,
electronic security monitoring systems, audit processes, defined Standard Operating Procedures. The
Biosecurity Core continues to assess the effectiveness of its operations and make needed changes as
required.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9939427
- **Project number:** 5UC7AI095321-07
- **Recipient organization:** BOSTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CAMPUS
- **Principal Investigator:** Thomas G Robbins
- **Activity code:** UC7 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $2,467,756
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** — → 2021-07-07

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9939427

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9939427, Biosecurity Core (5UC7AI095321-07). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9939427. Licensed CC0.

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