{"id":7,"date":"2025-12-29T20:21:22","date_gmt":"2025-12-29T20:21:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.research.colostate.edu\/idrc\/?page_id=7"},"modified":"2026-03-16T15:09:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T15:09:13","slug":"infectious-disease-research-center","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.research.colostate.edu\/idrc\/","title":{"rendered":"Infectious Disease Research Center"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull banner-strip has-energy-green-background-color has-background is-content-justification-center is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:0.75rem;padding-bottom:0.75rem\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-space-between is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-cb46ffcb wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group wp-container-content-9cfa9a5a is-horizontal is-content-justification-space-between is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-f7107250 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-normal-font-size\" style=\"letter-spacing:0.2rem;text-transform:uppercase\">Stay up to date news, events and research<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.research.colostate.edu\/idrc\/news\/\">explore idrc news and events<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:3rem\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-bottom:3rem\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Our purpose is to defeat global health threats.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-style-divider-energy-green is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<p>We provide a safe, secure, state of art facility for university investigators, government scientists and industry representatives to collaboratively research the basic biology, biochemistry, molecular biology and epidemiology of bacteria and viruses that cause human and animal diseases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>We do the difficult.<\/em><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Infectious Disease Research Center at Colorado State University\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mnjU_KI-FYE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Infectious Disease Research Center (IDRC)<\/strong> at Colorado State University is a state of art facility that supports university investigators, government scientists, and industry collaborators in researching the basic biology, biochemistry, molecular biology and epidemiology of bacteria and viruses that cause human and animal diseases. The IDRC provides a high quality research environment for developing new scientific discoveries, vaccines, methods of diagnosis, and therapeutic agents for infectious agents. Colorado State University is among the world\u2019s leaders in researching West Nile Virus, drug-resistant Tuberculosis, Yellow Fever, Dengue, Hantavirus, Plague, Tularemia and other diseases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:2rem\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\">Pillars of IDRC<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\t<div class=\"alignnone is-style-cards-traditional-oval-green wp-block-stalwart-blocks-call-to-action has-text-align-left\">\n\n\t<ul class=\"stalwart-ctas is-style-cards-traditional-oval-green columns-3\" id=\"stalwart-ctas-block_1b7b347fd37f380db0607117ee580ce5\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"stalwart-cta-single has-link\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"stalwart-cta-image-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.research.colostate.edu\/idrc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/ricbuilding-e1510787418970.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"stalwart-cta-content\"><h3 class=\"stalwart-cta-heading\"><a class=\"stalwart-cta-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.research.colostate.edu\/idrc\/reserach-innovation-center\/\">The Research Innovation Center (RIC)<\/a><\/h3><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li><!-- .single-cta -->\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"stalwart-cta-single has-link\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"stalwart-cta-image-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.research.colostate.edu\/idrc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/biomarc.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"stalwart-cta-content\"><h3 class=\"stalwart-cta-heading\"><a class=\"stalwart-cta-link\" href=\"https:\/\/biomarc.colostate.edu\/\">Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing &amp; 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With cutting-edge facilities, expert faculty, and a commitment to training future leaders, we foster innovation, education, and collaboration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By partnering with academic institutions, government agencies, and private industry leaders, we aim to improve public health and lift the burden of disease for communities worldwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Darragh G. Heaslip, PhD<br>Howie Carpenter<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stay up to date news, events and research Our purpose is to defeat global health threats. We provide a safe, secure, state of art facility for university investigators, government scientists and industry representatives to collaboratively research the basic biology, biochemistry, molecular biology and epidemiology of bacteria and viruses that cause human and animal diseases. 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