MENLO PARK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 18, 2006--SRI International, an independent nonprofit research and development organization, today announced it has formed a Center of Excellence in Infectious Disease and Biodefense. The Center will create new opportunities and approaches to identifying drugs, biologics and vaccines to prevent and treat infectious diseases, including those of concern for biodefense. Rae Lyn Burke, Ph.D., has been appointed the director of the new Center. Dr. Burke joined SRI in 2002 and previously served as senior director of virology at Chiron Corporation.
