Extramural Research Facilities Construction

描述(由申请人提供)： 本申请中描述的翻修目标是修复田纳西州纳什维尔的梅哈里医学院基于实验室的基础和翻译研究的关键基础设施。这些翻修是一项为期十年的设施改善计划的一部分，该计划旨在将位于梅哈里校园的西部基础科学大楼恢复到一个类似新的状态。本申请涉及的具体翻修分为四类：1)使结构符合与研究环境中的安全相关的当代法规，2)替换目前不能操作的通风柜，3)替换无电梯冷藏室的制冷系统，使其能够使用，以及4)对电力、蒸汽和燃料存储进行基础设施升级，使其能够在可预测的物理环境中进行研究。梅哈里医学院委托对西方基础科学大楼进行了专业的设施状况分析，以回应调查人员和领导层对这座大楼的重大限制的认识，这座大楼是学院进行实验室研究和研究培训的主要场所。根据设施状况分析中分配的紧迫性，以及我们资助的研究人员为使他们能够成功参与其研究计划而表达的需求，为这项建议选择的项目是优先的。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The goal of the renovations described in this application is to repair crucial infrastructure for laboratory-based basic and translational research at Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Tennessee. These renovations are part of a ten year facility enhancement plan to restore the West Basic Science Building on the campus of Meharry to a like-new condition. The specific renovations addressed by this application fall into four categories: 1) bringing the structure to contemporary codes related to safety in the research environment, 2) replacing fume hoods that are currently non-operable, 3) replacing the refrigeration systems of walk-in cold rooms to render them usable, and 4) performing infrastructure upgrades in electrical, steam and fuel storage to make it possible to do research in a predictable physical environment. Meharry Medical College commissioned a professional facility condition analysis of the West Basic Sciences building in response to investigator and leadership awareness of the significant limitations in this building, the College's principal site for laboratory research and research training. The items selected for this proposal were prioritized based both on the urgency assigned in the facility condition analysis, and on the expressed needs of our funded investigators to allow them to successfully engage in their research programs.