Tag: Regional Biocontainment Lab

Dr. Colleen Jonsson Secures $11.9 Million Award for Operational Upgrades to Regional Biocontainment Laboratory

Written by Lee Ferguson

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Research

Colleen Jonsson, PhD, director of the Regional Biocontainment Laboratory (RBL) at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC), has been awarded $11.9 million from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases to expand and improve the RBL infrastructure. Elizabeth Fitzpatrick, PhD, professor of Microbiology, Immunology, and Biochemistry and assistant director of the RBL,… Read More

Jonsson Dedicated to Building Collaborations in Infectious Disease Research

Written by Sarah Ashley Bloch

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Research

Colleen Jonsson, PhD, the new director of the Regional Biocontainment Laboratory (RBL) at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, is dedicated to creating networks of collaborators to identify and solve problems in infectious disease research. “By converging disciplines, we can create synergy around a topic, which hopefully leads to new perspectives and solutions,” said… Read More