Galveston National Laboratory
| Established | November 2008 |
|---|---|
| Research type | BSL-4 Biocontainment Laboratory |
Field of research | Infectious diseases Emerging pathogens Bioterrorism agents |
| Director | Gene Olinger, Laboratory Director Scott C. Weaver, Scientific Director |
| Staff | 300 |
| Location | Galveston, Texas, USA 29°18′38″N 94°46′43″W / 29.3106°N 94.7786°W |
| Campus | University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston |
| Nickname | GNL |
| Affiliations | National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases National Institutes of Health |
Operating agency | University of Texas Medical Branch with support from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and National Institutes of Health |
| Website | www.utmb.edu/gnl |
The Galveston National Laboratory (GNL) in Galveston, Texas, United States, is a high security National Biocontainment Laboratory housing several Biosafety level 4 research laboratories. The lab is run by the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) for exotic disease diagnosis and research. The GNL is one of the 15 biosecurity level 4 facilities in the United States and the largest one in the world located on an academic campus.