Extramural Research Facilities Construction

描述（由申请人提供）： 本申请中描述的翻修的目标是修复田纳西州纳什维尔的Meharry医学院基于实验室的基础和转化研究的关键基础设施。这些翻新是一个十年的设施增强计划的一部分，以恢复西基础科学大楼在梅哈里校园到一个像新的条件。本申请所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有关的当代规范，2）更换目前不可操作的通风柜，3）更换步入式冷藏室的制冷系统以使其可用，以及4）进行电气方面的基础设施升级，蒸汽和燃料储存，使研究工作在一个可预测的物理环境中成为可能。Meharry医学院委托西方基础科学大楼的专业设施条件分析，以回应调查人员和领导对该建筑的重大局限性的认识，该建筑是该学院实验室研究和研究培训的主要场所。根据设施条件分析中指定的紧迫性以及我们资助的研究人员的表达需求，为该提案选择的项目进行了优先排序，以使他们能够成功地参与研究计划。

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.