OverviewThe role of the New England Regional Biosafety Laboratory (NERBL) is to support advanced infectious disease research as part of an NIH-funded national network of biosafety laboratories in support of efforts towards pandemic preparedness. The NERBL provides BSL2 and BSL3 biocontainment laboratory and animal accommodation facilities to investigators from academia as well as industry partners engaged in infectious disease research and in development and validation of preventives and interventions. Animal care for NERBL is provided by the Division of Animal Resources (DAR). The goal of DAR is to facilitate research and teaching with animals at Cummings School of Veterinary Medi