BSL3/BSL4

Short description

BSL3 and BSL4 are biosafety levels for handling biological working materials.

Synonyms

Biosafety level 3/ Biosafety level 4

Detailed description

Laboratories are divided into four protection levels. Biosafety level 4 (BSL4) has the strictest requirements for protection measures. Worldwide, only a few laboratories meet these requirements. There are BSL3 as well as BSL4 laboratories at DZIF sites.

May 2020

Viruses

A High-Throughput HIV-1 Drug Screening Platform, Based on Lentiviral Vectors and Compatible with Biosafety Level-1

Autoren

Ellinger B et al.

Clinical trials for SARS-CoV-2 vaccine set to start September

Joint vaccine development under the roof of the DZIF: Vaccine is currently being manufactured for use in clinical trials

A potential vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 is to undergo first clinical trials on

Heidelberg

Microscopy of hepatitis viruses

A microscopy unit was established at the Heidelberg Partner Site for research groups from the research field “Hepatitis” and other research fields including “Emerging Infections”, “Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases” and “HIV” in particular. The working group microscopy of hepatitis viruses ...

Gießen - Marburg - Langen

Biosafety level 4 laboratory in Marburg

When emerging viruses cause severe diseases, the rapid development of vaccines and antivirals against these pathogens becomes critical. Some newly emerging viruses are very dangerous and necessitate the highest of biosafety levels for research and development purposes. DZIF scientists have a ...

Hamburg - Lübeck - Borstel - Riems

Mosquitoes and mosquito-associated viral infections in Germany

Mosquitoes are transmitters of numerous viruses that are pathogenic to humans. Besides the known local species, new types of mosquitoes have been imported into Germany over the past few years. In order to prepare for the potential formation of colonies of these new types of mosquitoes and the ...

Heidelberg

Biosafety level 3 imaging platform for HIV research

The imaging platform in Heidelberg offers scientists the most up-to-date microscopes and imaging techniques. It enables the observation of pathogenic processes both in complex tissues and in vivo. This platform was designed to accommodate biosafety levels BSL 2 and 3, both of which are important for ...