Center for Infectious Disease Research
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The Center for Infectious Disease Research (CIDR) is housed at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) in Milwaukee.{{cite news |last1=Penzenstadler |first1=Nick |title=State incidents highlight bioterror lab concerns |url=https://www.postcrescent.com/story/news/investigations/2015/05/28/state-incidents-highlight-bioterror-lab-concerns/28089943/ |agency=USA Today Network |publisher=Post Crescent |date=28 May 2015}} The CIDR houses a BSL3 laboratory.{{cite news |title=Center for Infectious Disease Research (CIDR) - Facilities - BSL3 and ABSL3 Facilities |url=https://www.mcw.edu/departments/center-for-infectious-disease-research-cidr/facilities |access-date=4 February 2021 |publisher=Medical College of Wisconsin}} As of 2021, its focus is "on understanding the molecular mechanisms of pathogenesis related to infection with all types of microorganisms, viruses, fungi or parasites."{{cite news |title=Center for Infectious Disease Research (CIDR) - Welcome |url=https://www.mcw.edu/departments/center-for-infectious-disease-research-cidr |access-date=4 February 2021 |publisher=Medical College of Wisconsin}}
History
The CIDR was established in 2002 as the Center for Bioterrorism and Infectious Diseases (CBID).
The name was changed to its current status in 2010.{{cite news |title=About the Center for Infectious Disease Research (CIDR) |url=https://www.mcw.edu/departments/center-for-infectious-disease-research-cidr/about-us |access-date=4 February 2021 |publisher=Medical College of Wisconsin}}
Over a three-year period in the early 2010s, a total of four notifiable accidents involving dermal punctures.
As of 2015, the MCW operated two BSL-3 laboratories both on the main campus in Wauwatosa.
In May 2015, it was reported that "MCW's lab is registered with the federal government to work with the Gram-negative bacteria known as Francisella."