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It is reported that the working panel
on SARS research and control, established by the Institute
of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University, has achieved
major progress on a number of ARS studies. Of them, the
study of the SARS
pathological
anatomy, specimen collection
and pathological mechanism has been listed
through bidding by the Chinese Ministry of Science and
Technology as a priority SARS research project. By taking
advantage of the available clinical SARS cases the project
will, for the first time in the world, work on SARS
pathological anatomy on a systematic basis. The studies
include SARS pathology, SARS
pathogenics, SARS
pathogenesis mechanisms, and
immunology. A standardized SARS specimen bank and
database will also be established.
Currently,
the project involving the construction of China's online
campus SARS study center, initiated by the Chinese Ministry
of Education, has also been contracted to the Institute. The
new online SARS study center will provide information on
SARS studies, clinical SARS prevention and treatment, SARS
related research and cooperation activities, biological
security measures, SARS study
management, and online SARS
laboratories. The website will become a major hub to
disseminate information on academic and clinical SARS
studies being accomplished by universities in the nation.
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