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In 2004, NIAID established the Mali Service Center (MSC), which serves as the NIAID's financial arm for intramural and extramural activities. In 2006, the NIAID appointed an NIH staff member to serve as the Director of the NIAID/NIH Mali office and overall manager of NIAID ICER activities in Mali. NIAID's total investment in Mali in FY 12 was approximately $9.4 million. Evolution of the ICER Mali 1. Research facilities When the program was initiated in 1989, research facilities at the medical school were virtually non-existent and research programs limited primarily to field based entomological and epidemiological studies. Under the supervision of Drs. Toure and Sakai, the NIH embarked on a major program of laboratory development. Initially, existing laboratories and classrooms were renovated and equipped. Later, new facilities were constructed. Construction was managed by either the US Embassy or the Office of the Dean of the medical school. Over 20 new laboratories were constructed or renovated and fully equipped. The Mali ICER facilities are located in five buildings on the campus of ENMP, now called the University of Sciences, Techniques, and Technologies of Bamako (USTTB). The following is a summary of laboratories and facilities added as part of the NIH program: Medical Entomology Program Molecular Entomology with 2 large insectaries Cytogenetics Molecular Ecology GIS/Remote Sensing Vector Proteomic Vector Bioinformatics Malaria Immunology Malaria Pathogenesis Leishmaniasis Acarology Filariasis Lassa fever Parasitology / Vaccine Development Unit