Home pathological bl34/30/2023 ![]() Ohio State has several BSL-3 laboratories on the Columbus campus, but PAAR will be the first BSL-3 laboratory at CFAES Wooster and the only one at the university for use with livestock. CFAES Wooster has several BSL-2 laboratories and greenhouses. A BSL-3 Ag facility meets the standards for handling diseases of food-producing animals classified at the BSL-3 safety level. Depending on the ease with which microorganisms can be transmitted, they are classified as BSL-1, BSL-2, BSL-3, or BSL-4, with BSL-4 carrying the highest risk of infection. Under federal guidelines, all facilities handling potentially infectious agents must adhere to strict procedures to insure containment of these pathogens. PAAR is the first BSL-3 facility on the CFAES Wooster campus and Ohio State University’s first BSL-3 Ag facility.īiosafety level 3 (BSL-3) and biosafety level 3 Ag (BSL-3 Ag) refer to safety guidelines established by federal law for conducting research with a variety of microorganisms. Another three facilities nationwide have the BSL-3 Ag safety level designation for animal-related research only. PAAR is the only facility in Ohio and one of only two nationally with capacity for both plant and animal research at the BSL-3 and BSL-3 Ag safety levels. ![]() The PAAR facility will allow researchers at CFAES Wooster to continue their innovative research on plant and animal diseases in a facility that meets federal standards for those pathogens having major economic impacts on animal and plant health.Ĥ. ![]() Studies in these areas are conducted by faculty in the Department of Plant Pathology, the Center for Food Animal Health Research Program (CFAH), and the Department of Entomology. It has an excellent mix of scientists and experts in infectious diseases of plants and animals and insect-borne diseases of plants. Why did The Ohio State University build this facility?ĬFAES Wooster is the largest university agricultural bioscience research center in the United States. The PAAR facility will also enhance OSU's ability to attract highly competitive faculty and grants to the state and increase revenue from new grants and potential inventions and intellectual property resulting from PAAR research.ģ. These types of studies are a central component of CFAES’s mission to assist in producing safe, healthy, and affordable food and agricultural products and a sustainable food and agricultural system. The facility allows Ohio to be proactive in the development of new diagnostic tools, treatments, vaccines, or genetically resistant animals and plants to reduce economic losses from diseases and pests. ![]() PAAR enhances OSU's College of Food and Agricultural Sciences ( CFAES) nationally and internationally recognized research programs on infectious diseases of plants and animals, further contributing to the viability of Ohio’s $100 billion-plus agricultural sector - the largest industry in the state. What are the benefits of having a facility such as PAAR? To perform studies aimed at understanding how these organisms produce disease, researchers need a secure, state-of-the-art laboratory especially designed and equipped to handle this type of research. Additionally, studies on how insects play a role in these diseases will also be conducted in this facility. This facility allows researchers at the Ohio State University to study microscopic organisms that present serious health risks to plants and food-producing animals and that could also cause undue economic hardship to Ohio and the nation. What is the Plant and Animal Agrosecurity Facility (PAAR)? ![]()
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