NCBD

George Mason University's National Center for Biodefense promotes awareness of the national and international security challenges and medical and public health threats posed by biological terrorism and biological weapons proliferation. Its scientists are engaged in innovative biomedical research to develop unique approaches and techniques for the prophylaxis and treatment of infectious diseases and biological threat agents. Through consultation, education, and training outreach to government agencies, the scientific community, and the general public, the center offers expertise on medical and public health responses to biological terrorism and educates a new generation of researchers to better underffstand biological weapons threats and how to mitigate them.

Founders of National Center for Biodefense

Ken Alibek, M.D., Ph.D., Sc.D., Executive Director for Education, Distinguished Professor of Medical Microbiology and Immunology
Former First Deputy Chief of the civilian branch of the Soviet Union's offensive biological weapons program, Dr. Alibek now specializes in medical and scientific research dedicated to developing new forms of protection against biological weapons and other infectious diseases.

Charles Bailey, Ph.D., Executive Director
Distinguished Professor of Biology .
Former commander of U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, Dr. Bailey has 25 years U.S. Army experience in R&D and management in infectious diseases and biological warfare defense. He wrote extensively on foreign biological warfare capabilities when he was an officer in the Defense Intelligence Agency.

Vikas Chandhoke, Ph.D., Director for Administration & Associate Dean for Research
Dr. Chandhoke is Associate Dean of Research for the College of Arts and Sciences at George Mason University (GMU). At GMU he also serves as the Director of the Center for Biomedical Genomics & Informatics and the Shared Research Instrumentation Facility as well as the interim chair for the new Department of Molecular and Microbial Biology.

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