Research Spaces
The BRI has a variety of laboratories and specialized research spaces for plant and animal infectious disease research. In addition, we will try to work with you to accommodate specialized equipment needed for your project.
Rental of any BRI research spaces includes the use of common areas such as autoclaves, change rooms, and animal support spaces as needed. Also included is the use of BRI owned laboratory equipment, for example: refrigerators, freezers, biosafety cabinets, incubators and RO water, subject to accessibility and funding availability.
Our research spaces include:
- Biologics Development Module.
- BSL-3 enhanced research laboratories and associated support spaces.
- BSL-2 enhanced research laboratories.
- ABSL-3Ag animal holding rooms and support spaces.
- ABSL-3 small animal holding room and support space.
- Arthropod containment level 3 (ACL-3) laboratory.
- BSL-2 enhanced food processing areas.
- Controlled environment rooms (plant and cell culture).
- Walk-in cold rooms/freezers.
If you are interested in conducting research at the BRI, contact the director.
Research Support Services
- Select agent registration
- Biosafety training
- Hazardous material shipping assistance
- Laundry
- Consumable PPE
- Long-term storage
- Laboratory equipment as available
- Animal husbandry
- Occupational medicine program administration
- Respiratory protection program administration