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The Center of Excellence for Emerging and Zoonotic Animal Diseases (CEEZAD) at Kansas State University was established in 2010 as a Department of Homeland Security Center of Excellence1 to help protect the nation's agricultural and public health sectors against a high-consequence foreign animal, emerging, and zoonotic disease threats.

Dr. Juergen Richt
Dr. Juergen Richt

CEEZAD's research efforts are directed by Dr. Juergen A. Richt, Regents Distinguished Professor at Kansas State University.2 CEEZAD is housed within the College of Veterinary Medicine at Kansas State University.3

CEEZAD has four principal missions:4

  • Development of novel, safe, efficacious, and DIVA-compatible vaccines for the prevention and control of high-impact emerging and zoonotic diseases that can be manufactured in the U.S.
  • Development and expansion of technologies and platforms for laboratory and point-of-need pathogen detection.
  • Development of models to predict high-consequence disease behavior in the U.S. to aid prevention or outbreak control.
  • Development of education and training programs for students, veterinarians, first responders, and researchers in high-impact animal diseases and animal emergencies.

Since the arrival of the SARS-CoV2 pandemic in 2020, CEEZAD scientists have undertaken dozens of research projects designed to mitigate the impact of the virus's spread.5

1. Centers of Excellence | Homeland Security (dhs.gov)[1]

2. Jürgen A. Richt (k-state.edu)[2]

3. CEEZAD | Kansas State University[3]

4. About | CEEZAD[4]

5. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Richt+AND+SARS-2

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