# Regional Biocontainment Laboratory (RBL) Upgrade for Colorado State University (CSU)

> **NIH NIH G20** · COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY · 2022 · $3,193,195

## Abstract

Project Summary / Abstract
The funding and implementation of this supplement is essential to maintain uninterrupted research and
scholarly activity in CSU’s Rocky Mountain Regional Biocontainment Laboratory (RMRBL). Research
activities that occur at the RMRBL directly address the RBLs’ missions to respond to and prevent global
infectious disease threats. Our efforts are the evolution of over 4 decades of research conducted at CSU
predominately sponsored by NIAID, and includes interdisciplinary research teams studying Flaviviridae,
Togaviridae, Bunyavirales, Coronaviridae viral pathogens along with robust programs in mycobacteria,
anti microbial resistance, and vector borne bacterial pathogens. The RBL is integral for this infectious
disease research, training and other scholarly activities. The RMRBL recently benefitted from a G20
award specific to much needed modernization and infrastructure upgrades. However, these investments
continue to be needed due to the complexity and high use of this facility. Here, we add to the Specific
Aims of our parent G20 award to continue to make critical investments to improve our biosafety, animal
modeling, and imaging research needs.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10631549
- **Project number:** 3G20AI167348-01S1
- **Recipient organization:** COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY
- **Principal Investigator:** Karen Marie Dobos
- **Activity code:** G20 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2022
- **Award amount:** $3,193,195
- **Award type:** 3
- **Project period:** 2021-09-23 → 2025-02-28

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10631549

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10631549, Regional Biocontainment Laboratory (RBL) Upgrade for Colorado State University (CSU) (3G20AI167348-01S1). Retrieved via MORVS 2026-10-25 from https://api.morvs.ai/grant/nih/10631549. Licensed CC0.

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