IMPROVEMENT OF LABORATORY ANIMAL RESOURCE

哥伦比亚大学健康科学系（CUHS）目前 每年收到大约3500万美元的直接费用 政府资助的动物实验项目 的计划 振兴CUHS动物资源设施和重组 比较医学研究所成立于1985年 消耗的CUHS 1.8 100万美元，以纠正美国农业部，AAALAC和NIH引用 并承诺增加1050万美元 一个总体规划。 该总体规划反映了一个全面的 在3年期间翻修所有资源。 的承诺 这所大学反映的不仅仅是改善物理工厂 动物设施。 研究所新任所长 大学给了我钱来发展一个优秀的项目 在实验室动物医学中， 兽医医疗服务，为教师进行的研究 和学生 这份拨款申请是为了帮助 大学在完成主任的目标， 在实验动物医学方面的卓越成就。 的 该项目的目标是：（1）获得AAALAC认证; （2）提供全面的诊断、临床和 实验性外科服务 为实现这些目标， （1）建立新的尸检和组织学实验室： (2)为实验手术提供熟练的技术人员 科、重症监护室和诊断实验室; 和，（3）提供尸检，组织学，重症监护， 实验性外科手术室，配备最先进的设备 这 提案要求对这些目标给予部分支持。

Columbia University's Health Science Division (CUHS) currently receives approximately 35 million dollars annually in direct costs for government-sponsored projects that use animals. A plan for revitalizing the CUHS animal resource facilities and reorganizing the Institute of Comparative Medicine began in 1985. CUHS expended 1.8 million dollars to correct USDA, AAALAC and NIH cited deficiencies and has committed an additional 10.5 million dollars for a Master Plan. This Master Plan reflects a comprehensive renovation of all resources over a 3-year period. The commitment of the University reflects more than improving the physical plant of the animal facilities. The new Director of the Institute has been given monies by the University to develop an excellent program in laboratory animal medicine that will provide comprehensive veterinary medical services for the research conducted by faculty and students. This grant proposal is a request to assist the University in completing the goals of the Director in providing excellence in laboratory animal medicine at the University. The objectives of the project are: (1) To become AAALAC accredited; and, (2) To provide comprehensive diagnostic, clinical and experimental surgical services. To meet these objectives the aims are: (1) To establish new necropsy and histology laboratories: (2) To provide skilled technical staff for the experimental surgery section, the critical care unit, and the diagnostic laboratories; and, (3) To provide the necropsy, histology, critical care, and experimental surgery units with state-of-the-art equipment. This proposal requests partial support for these aims.