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{{Organization | |||
|OrganizationName=National Interagency Confederation for Biological Research | |||
|OrganizationType=Research and Development Agencies | |||
|Mission=NICBR aims to enhance the nation's preparedness against bioterrorism through interagency cooperation. It facilitates collaboration among federal agencies to develop and implement medical countermeasures against biological threats. | |||
|ParentOrganization=Department of Defense | |||
|TopOrganization=Department of Defense; U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; U.S. Department of Agriculture; U.S. Department of Homeland Security | |||
|OrganizationExecutive=No executive director; operates under a consensus model with leadership from member agencies | |||
|Services=Interagency Coordination; Biodefense Research; Medical Countermeasure Development | |||
|HeadquartersLocation=39.43477, -77.42858 | |||
|HeadquartersAddress=Fort Detrick, Frederick, MD 21702 | |||
|Website=https://nicbr.health.mil | |||
}} | |||
{{Short description|United States interagency governmental collaboration focused on bioterrorism}} | {{Short description|United States interagency governmental collaboration focused on bioterrorism}} | ||
The '''National Interagency Confederation for Biological Research''' ('''NICBR''', pronounced "Nick Burr") is a | |||
The '''National Interagency Confederation for Biological Research''' ('''NICBR''', pronounced "Nick Burr") is a biotechnology and biodefense partnership and collaborative environment of eight U.S. Federal government agencies through the National Interagency Biodefense Campus (NIBC) at Fort Detrick, [[Maryland]], US.<ref>Public Affairs and Community Relations Subcommittee, ''[[Fort Detrick Standard]]'' [Special to the Standard: Thursday, Jan 5, 2012]</ref><ref name=":0" /> NICBR was created in the wake of the September 11 attacks and the 2001 anthrax attacks as a way to bring a whole-of-government approach to addressing bioterrorism threats.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal |vauthors=[[James K. Gilman|Gilman JK]], Wright M, Lane HC, [[Eric Schoomaker|Schoomaker EB]] |date=1 May 2014 |title=A Model of Federal Interagency Cooperation: The National Interagency Confederation for Biological Research |journal=Biosecurity and Bioterrorism |publisher=Mary Ann Liebert |volume=12 |issue=3 |pages=144–150 |doi=10.1089/bsp.2013.0084 |issn=1538-7135 |eissn=1557-850X |pmc=4043433 |pmid=24819736}}</ref> Before this, countering biological weapons fell to the [[United States Department of Defense|Department of Defense]] (DoD) and focused on protection of troops in the field.<ref name=":0" /> | |||
== Structure == | == Structure == | ||