DEVELOPING AND IMPROVING ANIMAL RESOURCES

开发和改善动物资源

• 批准号: 6600098
• 负责人: MARSHA R TORR
• 金额: $ 69.16万
• 依托单位: VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2003
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2003-06-15 至 2004-06-14
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/6600098
• 关键词: animal colony; building /facility design /renovation

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): VCU is one of the nation's largest academic health centers, comprising one of the oldest schools of medicine as well as schools of dentistry, pharmacy, allied health, and nursing. VCU has entered a period of significant research enhancement, and strengthening the research quality and capability of the University is a primary institutional objective. During the 2000-2001 year, VCU's PHS-funding grew by 19 percent and, as a result, the school of medicine rose four places in the National Institutes of Health (NIH) ranking of medical schools. With four weeks yet to go in the 2001-2002 fiscal year, indications are that funding this year will grow by about 25 percent. With the growth in the research programs, new research-oriented faculty are being recruited who will add to the research capacity of the Institution. Currently, VCU has decentralized animal care and use resources to support its largely NIH-funded health sciences research. The NIH supports several major animal research initiatives at VCU, including a Transgenic and Knockout Mouse Core, an Immunotoxicology Laboratory, the Center for Drug Abuse Research, Molecular Biology Core Laboratory, Epilepsy Research Center, and Head Injury Research Center. The principal animal housing areas and support services are spread among seven facilities, a situation common to many research universities. Much of this animal research infrastructure was installed more than a decade ago, and large shared pieces of equipment such as cagewashers were purchased 12 to 20 years ago. These items are now in urgent need of replacement, particularly in light of the rapid growth in NIH-funded animal research. This application will use National Center for Research Resources (NCRR) funding to purchase and install three cage washers, one tunnel washer, one autoclave vacuum evacuation system, and ten plastic rat cage rack units with change of cages. VCU will provide matching institutional funds to purchase and install two autoclaves, one cage washer, one tunnel washer, and 18 plastic mouse cage rack units with change of cages. VCU is at a major transition point in its research history and seeks to become one of the top 75 research universities within the next five years. Institutional funds have been made available to facilitate growth in research. This NCRR competition provides an opportunity to leverage these funds.

描述（由申请人提供）： 弗吉尼亚联邦大学是全美最大的学术健康中心之一，由最古老的医学院之一以及牙科学院、药学院、专职医疗学院和护理学院组成。 弗吉尼亚联邦大学已进入研究显着增强的时期，加强大学的研究质量和能力是首要的机构目标。 2000-2001 年期间，VCU 的 PHS 资助增长了 19%，结果，该医学院在美国国立卫生研究院 (NIH) 医学院排名中上升了 4 位。 距离 2001-2002 财政年度还有 4 周时间，有迹象表明今年的资金将增长约 25%。 随着研究项目的增长，正在招募新的研究型教师，这将增强该机构的研究能力。 目前，弗吉尼亚联邦大学已经下放了动物护理权，并利用资源来支持其主要由美国国立卫生研究院 (NIH) 资助的健康科学研究。 NIH 支持弗吉尼亚联邦大学的多项主要动物研究计划，包括转基因和基因敲除小鼠核心、免疫毒理学实验室、药物滥用研究中心、分子生物学核心实验室、癫痫研究中心和头部损伤研究中心。 主要的动物饲养区和支持服务分布在七个设施中，这是许多研究型大学的常见情况。 大部分动物研究基础设施是在十多年前安装的，大型共享设备（例如洗笼机）是在 12 到 20 年前购买的。 这些物品现在急需更换，特别是考虑到美国国立卫生研究院资助的动物研究的快速增长。 该申请将利用国家研究资源中心 (NCRR) 的资金购买并安装 3 台笼式清洗机、1 台隧道式清洗机、一套高压灭菌器真空抽空系统以及 10 个可更换笼子的塑料鼠笼架单元。 VCU将提供配套机构资金购买和安装两台高压灭菌器、一台笼式清洗机、一台隧道式清洗机以及18个塑料鼠笼架单元（可更换笼子）。 VCU 正处于其研究历史上的一个重要转折点，并力求在未来五年内成为排名前 75 的研究型大学之一。 已提供机构资金以促进研究的发展。 此次 NCRR 竞赛提供了利用这些资金的机会。