Renovation of Biology Research and Research Training Facilities at Loyola Marymount University

位于加州洛杉矶的Loyola Marymount大学是ARI资金的接受者，用于在Seaver科学大厅翻新选定的生物学研究和培训实验室。该建筑建于1963年，是校园内的主要实验室建筑，设有生物学，化学和生物化学以及物理学系。 自建成以来没有进行任何改进，该设施原有的许多基础设施系统和设备已达到使用寿命。 设计不良的实验室无法提供足够的空间来放置研究活动所需的大型仪器。 因此，将设备固定在小空间中会造成拥挤的条件，这是低效的并且可能不安全的。 为了纠正这些问题，美国国家科学基金会和洛约拉玛丽蒙特大学将共同提供资金，为生物系的研究和研究培训空间现代化。 这些翻新是加强实验室研究环境和扩大生物科学学生研究培训的主要努力的一部分。 该项目将通过建立实验室来最大限度地利用有限的可用空间，这些实验室可以由其研究项目具有共同设备需求和方法基本相似性的教师共享。 翻修将包括重新配置现有空间，安装新的通风柜和实验室工作台，以及更新储藏室和准备室。 一旦完成，将创建一个共享遗传学研究设施和一个共享植物生物学研究设施。 增加可用的研究空间和空间的效率提高，预计将显着提高研究活跃的教师的生产力，提高生物系的研究培训的质量和数量。

Loyola Marymount University, located in Los Angels, CA, is the recipient of ARI funds for the renovation of selected biology research and training laboratories in the Seaver Hall of Science. Erected in 1963, the building is the principal laboratory building on campus, which houses the Departments of Biology, Chemistry and Biochemistry, and Physics. No improvements have been made since it was built and many infrastructure systems and equipment, original to the facility, have reached their life span. Poorly designed laboratories do not provide enough space for large instrumentation required for research activities. Therefore securing equipment in small spaces create crowding conditions that are inefficient and potentially unsafe. To rectify the problems, the National Science Foundation and Loyola Marymount University will jointly provide funds to modernize research and research training space for the Department of Biology. The renovations are part of a major effort to enhance the laboratory-based research environment and expand student research training in the biological sciences. The project will maximize the use of limited available space by establishing laboratories which can be shared by faculty whose research programs have common equipment needs and fundamental similarities in approach. Renovations will include the reconfiguration of existing space, the installation of new fume hoods and laboratory benches, and the upgrade of the stockroom and preparation room. Once completed, a shared genetics research facility, and a shared plant biology research facility will be created. The increase in available research space and the increased efficiency of space is expected to significantly increase the productivity of research-active faculty and improve the quality and quantity of research training available in the Biology Department.