Gulf
Disaster Relief and Recovery
Assisting AAI Members and Colleagues
Affected by
Hurricane Katrina
On behalf of the Council, staff, and members of The American Association
of Immunologists (AAI), we extend our sympathy to the
victims of Hurricane Katrina and their families, and to all who have been
displaced by the hurricane and its aftermath. We share the determination of so many to offer assistance with the recovery
effort.
AAI is working to address the needs of members and research colleagues at affected institutions. A number of initiatives designed to serve that end are currently being finalized. In the meantime, we offer the resources outlined below to help scientists begin the formidable task of sustaining or restoring their professional lives.
AAI
Message Board
AAI has partnered with
ResCross, a
non-profit resource which serves as a central internet hub for research
support in times of emergency, to establish the
AAI Message Board.
By means of this message board, displaced scientists can seek assistance
from colleagues at other institutions, and colleagues able to host displaced
scientists or provide other means of support can make such assistance known.
If you are seeking assistance or temporary housing, please place a Support
Needed message. If you wish to offer assistance such as storage
facilities, lab space, graduate student placement, post doctoral positions,
etc., please place a Support Available message on this site.
Quick Links
AAI offers the following online resources in support of
immunologists and lab colleagues adversely impacted by Hurricane Katrina and
its aftermath.
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QUICK LINKS
National
Institutes of Health (NIH) Response to Hurricane Disaster
See also:
NIH
Response: Information for Investigators and Institutions
National Library of Medicine (NLM) and National Institutes of Health (NIH):
Disasters and Emergency Preparedness
OLAW: Office of
Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW) (a component of NIH's Office of Extramural
Research)
National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Responds to Hurricane Katrina
National Cancer Institute - NCI Responds to Hurricane Katrina
See also: NCI Research Resources
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS)
See also: The Centers for Disease Control (CDC):
Hurricane
Katrina Health Information and
Hurricane
Health and Safety
U.S. Food &
Drug Administration (USDA)
Center for Biologics
Evaluation & Research (CBER) - Impact of Severe Weather Conditions on
Biological Products
U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
See also: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA): Hurricane Katrina Federal Web Information
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Hurricane Katrina Information
Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC)
The American
Veterinary Medical Association
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See also:
Disaster Preparedness -
AVMA
The
Laboratory Animal Management Association (LAMA)
See also: LAMA Disaster
Resource (developed by LAMA with support from NIH's Office of Laboratory
Animal Welfare)
Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) - Hurricane Katrina Assistance
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additional resources for inclusion on this page,
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Updated 9-28-05