UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI ANIMAL FACILITIES IMPROVEMENTS

描述(由申请人提供)： 这是迈阿密大学提出的支持升级动物研究设施以达到AAALAC标准的请求，并为新设施提供笼养和支持设备。2001年，该大学获得了超过8800万美元的美国国立卫生研究院(NIH)奖项。在上一财年，有外部资助进行动物研究的教职员工有118人，其中112个由PHS资助的奖项总额超过3340万美元，82个非PHS资助的奖项总额超过1690万美元。要求升级的设施包括：对两个校区七栋楼的253个动物室进行温度和湿度监测；罗森斯蒂尔医学大楼83个房间的电热线圈；以及对该大楼笼子洗涤区的排气系统进行升级。本申请中要求的设备将主要用于两个新的动物设施。该大学坚定地致力于卓越的动物研究，目前每年提供超过913,400美元的年度、机构和业务支持。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This is a request from the University of Miami for support to upgrade animal research facilities to meet AAALAC standards and to provide caging and support equipment for new facilities. The University had over $88 million in National Institutes of Health (NIH) awards in 2001. Faculty with external funding performing animal research were numbered at 118, with 112 PHS-funded awards totaling over $33.4 million, and 82 non-PHS awards in excess of $16.9 million for the last fiscal year. The facility upgrades requested include: temperature and humidity monitoring in 253 animal rooms in seven buildings on two campuses; electric reheat coils in 83 rooms in the Rosenstiel Medical Sciences Building, and an exhaust system upgrade for the cage wash area in that building. Equipment requested in this application will be used primarily in two new animal facilities. The University has a strong commitment to excellence in animal research and currently provides over $913,400 in annual, institutional, and operational support.