EXPANSION OF THE RESEARCH RESOURCES FACILITY

乔治敦大学建立了一个集中的动物护理和使用 该计划是基于研究资源设施（RRF）。 的RRF 是最先进的AAALAC认证机构，支持 生物医学研究和教育。 乔治敦大学还扩大了RRF的 专业的工作人员，现在包括三名全职兽医，两名 全职兽医技师和全职建筑工程师 与 乔治敦大学动物护理和使用的支持和指导 委员会（GUACUC），作为动物护理的积极监督者 和使用计划，乔治敦大学对动物研究的承诺已成为一个 生物医学研究计划的关键组成部分。 最近，生物医学研究在世界范围内有了显著的增长。 乔治城 自1986财政年度以来，PHS支持的赠款和 合同增加了一倍多。 与此同时， 动物研究，例如RRF目前在90%以上 容量 因此，设施和方案的妥协， 以适应动物研究的显著增长。 等 随着更多的教师和研究， 这些项目使快速反应部队的能力捉襟见肘。 RRF将无法 支持乔治城大学动物研究的任何重大增长 而不影响他们的实验动物护理项目的质量。 这项建议的目标是通过翻新地面来扩大RRF 将牙科诊所的地板改造成动物房和研究支持空间。 该地区与RRF相邻，并将保留RRF的 集中管理和功能。 一旦完成，该项目将 为动物研究提供了两倍的可用空间。 这 扩张是必要的，及时跟上乔治敦大学的步伐 不断发展的研究活动，同时保持其AAALAC认证 状态及其对联邦法律和政策的遵守情况。

Georgetown University has established a centralized animal care and use program which is based in the Research Resources Facility (RRF). The RRF is a state-of-the-art AAALAC accredited facility which supports both biomedical research and education. Georgetown also has expanded the RRF's professional staff which now includes three full-time veterinarians, two full-time veterinary technicians, and a full-time building engineer. With the support and guidance of the Georgetown University Animal Care and Use Committee (GUACUC) which serves as the active overseer of the animal care and use program, Georgetown's commitment to animal research has become a key component to its biomedical research program. Recently, there has been a dramatic increase in biomedical research at Georgetown. Since FY 1986, the number of PHS supported grants and contracts has more than doubled. Parallel to this has been an increase in animal research such that the RRF currently is working at over 90% capacity. As a result, facility and programmatic compromises have been made to accommodate this marked increase in animal research. Such compromises are expected to increase as additional faculty and research projects stretch the capacity of the RRF. The RRF will not be able to support any significant growth in animal research at Georgetown University without jeopardizing their quality of this laboratory animal care program. The goal of this proposal is to expand the RRF by renovating the ground floor of the Dental Clinic into animal housing and research support space. This area is contiguous with the RRF and will preserve the RRF's centralized management and function. Once completed, this project will provide an immediate doubling of available space for animal research. This expansion is essential and timely to keep pace with Georgetown University's growing research activities while maintaining its AAALAC accreditation status and its compliance with federal laws and policies.