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IRF Ft. Detrick

The Integrated Research Facility (IRF), part of the National Institutes of Health bio-defense research program, provides the National Institute of Allergy and Infections Disease with a facility that focuses on studying the pathogenesis of Category A agents using animal models. The facility includes multiple imaging modalities in containment for whole animals, including MRI, CT, PET, SPECT, XRay and ultrasound to fulfill its scientific mission.

The IRF building is approximately 11,148 m² (120,000 sq.ft.), and include a standalone utility plant and parking for 125 cars. The IRF provides high containment and basic laboratory space for animal research, imaging equipment, mechanical space, and a waste-handling area. The laboratories include biological containment suites designed and constructed to BSL4, 3, and 2 as provided in Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories.

The IRF, adjacent to the existing United States Army Medical Research Institute for Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID) facility, is part of a future National Interagency Biodefense Campus at Fort Detrick, which includes other agencies, such as the Department of Homeland Security, future USAMRIID projects, USDA and other agencies interested in research on Biodefense with a need for high containment facilities.

In joint venture with CUH2A.