FACILITY CONSTRUCTION EXPANSION- MONNELL CHEMICAL SENSES

设施建设扩建 - Monnell Chemical Senses

• 批准号: 6709242
• 负责人: GARY K BEAUCHAMP
• 金额: $ 360万
• 依托单位: MONELL CHEMICAL SENSES CENTER
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2003
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2003-09-15 至 2008-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/6709242
• 关键词: biomedical facility; building /facility design /renovation; molecular genetics; olfactions; proteomics; taste; training

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Expansion of the Monell Chemical Senses Center (MCSC), chartered in 1968 as a non-profit scientific research institute, is today the world's leader in basic and clinical studies of the chemical senses: taste, olfaction and chemical irritation. National Institutes of Health (NIH) estimates that in the United States of America (USA), alterations or loss of the chemical senses can be severe enough to have six million individuals seek medical attention during their lifetime. The Center's only building is now completely occupied, limiting the steady growth that has been characteristic of the organization. Two programs showing significant growth - molecular biology and human sensory perception currently have highly productive investigators who have multiple NIH awards with no laboratories available for new staff nor for expansion of existing projects. In order to further an understanding of the chemical senses and expand the Center's research outlook, this application seeks funds to: 1) renovate space to create an 7,200 sq. ft. facility for Chemosensory Molecular Genomics and Proteomics; 2) expand by 7,200 sq. ft, and renovate the Center's Human Chemosensory Research Facility; and 3) provide adequate heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning systems to support the critical needs of these research endeavors. The Center is a unique, focused entity devoted exclusively to outstanding biomedical and behavioral research and training. This proposed expansion will strengthen the institute, improve public health, and benefit a large cross-section of the scientific community. Four million dollars in National Center for Research Resources (NCRR) funding, matched by more than $4 million in Monell funding, are requested to construct a Chemosensory Molecular Genomics and Proteomics Facility and a Human Chemosensory Research Facility.

描述(由申请人提供)： 莫内尔化学感官中心(MCSC)成立于1968年，是一家非营利性科研机构，如今在味觉、嗅觉和化学刺激等化学感官的基础和临床研究方面处于世界领先地位。美国国立卫生研究院(NIH)估计，在美国，化学感官的改变或丧失可能严重到足以使600万人在有生之年寻求医疗救治。该中心唯一的建筑现在完全被占用，限制了该组织一直以来的稳定增长。两个显示出显著增长的项目-分子生物学和人类感官-目前拥有高生产率的研究人员，他们拥有多个NIH奖项，没有实验室可供新员工使用，也没有实验室可用于扩展现有项目。为了加深对化学感官的了解，扩大中心的研究前景，本申请寻求资金：1)翻新空间，创造一个7200平方米的空间。英国《金融时报》化学传感分子基因组和蛋白质组学设施；2)扩展7200人 平方。3)提供足够的供暖、通风和空调系统，以支持这些研究工作的关键需求。该中心是一个独特的、专注于杰出的生物医学和行为研究和培训的实体。这项拟议的扩建将加强该研究所，改善公共卫生，并使科学界的大部分人受益。要求国家研究资源中心(NCRR)提供400万美元的资金，再加上莫内尔大学提供的400多万美元的资金，以建设化学传感分子基因组和蛋白质组学设施以及人类化学传感研究设施。