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SAN ANTONIO (March 11, 2020) - Texas Biomedical Research Institute (Texas Biomed) received two Department of Defense s (DoD) Defense Health Agency subcontracts to assess the efficacy of surface coating and aerosolized decontamination technologies to combat SARS-CoV-2 and other respiratory pathogens on surfaces and in the air. The $4.6 million contracts, of which Texas Biomed will receive $1.95 million, are aimed at identifying viral and microbial decontamination strategies that improve indoor air quality and surfaces in medical treatment facilities, close quarters and rigorous settings where material cannot be disinfected regularly, as seen in many combat areas. Amber Mallory, Ph.D, Director of Trauma and Clinical Care Research for the 59th Medical Wing Science and Technology Office and Texas Biomed Professors Luis Martinez-Sobrido, Ph.D. and Jordi B. Torrelles, Ph.D are leading these efforts.