／Common Research Facilities  Central Laboratory for Biological Hazardous Microbes

This BSL-3 laboratory is located on the third floor of the new three-story building with 2000m2 of floor space. All experimental studies using hazardous microbes, such as SARS-CoV-2, should be handled in this laboratory. The facilities are designed to protect researchers from pathogenic infection and to prevent the spread of biohazardous pathogens outside the building. The supply of fresh air is regulated to keep the room interiors at negative pressure. High-quality filters are installed on the exhaust outlet to minimize microbial contamination of the environment. Each room is equipped with safety cabinets and autoclaves to sterilize used material before disposal. Researchers must be approved by the Biosafety Committee before they use this laboratory. Various microbes, including viruses such as SARS-CoV-2, Highly pathogenic avian Influenza viruses, HIV, chikungunya virus, and MERS coronavirus, as well as anthrax and rickettsia, are studies in this facility.