ERIC–Comprehensive Bioinformatics Resources for Enteropathogens

As part of the nation's biodefense program, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) created a Genomics Initiative. As one component, in 2004 NIAID awarded eight contracts for Bioinformatics Resource Centers (BRCs) for Biodefense and Emerging/Re-emerging Infectious Diseases (the full list of awardees can be viewed at www.niaid.nih.gov/dmid/genomes/brc/). These Centers were set up to promote basic research into the NIAID Category A-C pathogens, with a mission to facilitate discovery of diagnostics, vaccines, and therapeutics.