GRAVES HALL VIVARIUM RENOVATION

格雷夫斯厅动物饲养场翻新

• 批准号: 6460114
• 负责人: Valerie K. Bergdall
• 金额: $ 63.32万
• 依托单位: OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2002
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2002-02-10 至 2007-02-09
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/6460114
• 关键词: animal colony; biomedical facility; building /facility design /renovation

The Ohio State University is committed to pursue a standard of excellence in animal research. Attaining and maintaining accreditation by the Association for the Accreditation and Assessment of Laboratory Animal Care (AAALAC) is one of the means used by the University to measure accomplishment of this objective. The University Laboratory Animal Resources (ULAR) was formed in its present configuration on July 1, 1990 to consolidate and centralize the animal care program for all biomedical animal research on the University's Columbus campus and 3 off-campus locations. All personnel, equipment, and facilities were transferred from their respective colleges to ULAR. ULAR supports one of the nation's largest university animal care programs of 14 separate animal facilities, 3 surgeries on the Columbus campus and 4 off-campus locations, supporting animal research for the faculty of 121 colleges, 7 schools, and the Graduate School. In fiscal year 2000, ULAR provided animal resource services to over 300 principled investigators with over 681 animal protocols. Approximately 74 percent of the animal use at The Ohio State University occurs on the main campus complex in five separate vivaria. The largest vivarium Wiseman Hall, was recently upgraded for the first time since it was built in 1968. Our second largest vivarium on the main campus, Graves Hall, was built in 1970 and is also in need of upgrade and renovation to accommodate the tremendous changes that have occurred in the "state of the ar5t" care available for animals. In order to maintain a high standard of care for the research animals used at The Ohio State University, and provide the investigators with facilities that are capable of housing the animals used in research today that may be immunocompromised, biohazardous, radioactive, or in long-term holding, the Graves animal facility must be renovated. ULAR personnel have identified problem areas in the facility which may compromise our ability to maintain AAALAC accreditation if not corrected in the near future. This facility therefore has the highest renovation priority in ULAR. This proposal will provide for this renovation and allow The Ohio State University to provide quality animal housing for the research animals.

俄亥俄州州立大学致力于在动物研究方面追求卓越标准。获得并保持实验动物护理认证和评估协会（AAALAC）的认证是大学用来衡量这一目标实现情况的手段之一。大学实验室动物资源（ULAR）于1990年7月1日以其目前的配置成立，以巩固和集中在大学哥伦布校园和3个校外地点的所有生物医学动物研究的动物护理计划。所有人员，设备和设施都从各自的学院转移到ULAR。ULAR支持全国最大的大学动物护理计划之一，包括14个独立的动物设施，哥伦布校园内的3个手术和4个校外地点，支持121所学院，7所学校和研究生院的教师的动物研究。 在2000财政年度，ULAR提供了动物资源服务，超过300原则的研究人员超过681动物协议。大约74%的动物使用在俄亥俄州州立大学发生在主校园复杂的五个独立的动物园。最大的动物园怀斯曼大厅，最近进行了自1968年建成以来的首次升级。我们在主校区的第二大动物园，格雷夫斯大厅，建于1970年，也需要升级和改造，以适应已经发生的巨大变化，在“国家的ar5t”照顾动物。为了保持对俄亥俄州州立大学使用的研究动物的高标准护理，并为研究者提供能够容纳当今研究中使用的动物的设施，这些动物可能是免疫功能低下的、生物危害性的、放射性的或长期饲养的，Graves动物设施必须进行翻新。ULAR人员已经确定了设施中的问题区域，如果不在不久的将来纠正，这些问题可能会影响我们维持AAALAC认证的能力。因此，该设施在ULAR中具有最高的翻修优先权。本提案将为该改造提供资金，并允许俄亥俄州州立大学为研究动物提供高质量的动物圈养。