Tulane_University_Interdisciplinary_Bioscience_Initiative

描述（由申请人提供）：杜兰大学的这项提案是一项资金申请，用于改造我们健康科学中心校园内J.班尼特约翰斯顿健康与环境研究大楼（JBJ大楼）的部分生物医学研究实验室。这一改造的主要目标是创造开放的协作空间，促进跨学科研究。拟议的改造包括2,876平方米（31,915平方米）。英尺）。在一栋15年前建造的建筑的三层楼里，有非常传统的、以学科为导向的实验室和办公室。杜兰大学致力于保持一流的研究机构，以高质量，尖端，基础和转化研究而闻名。拟议的变更将提供现代化的开放式实验室，促进研究者之间的协作互动，并为每个套房提供支持区域，包括设备室，组织培养室和会议区（团队室）。每个套间都与同一研究领域的其他研究人员相邻，以方便相互交流和使用核心设备。此外，我们会提升大楼的正面，以改善实验室范围的环境照明，并改善工作环境的整体舒适度，从而提高生产力，同时节省电力照明的成本。项目团队将为该项目争取LEED银级评级。拟议的重塑反映了杜兰大学研究文化的变化，提供了一种超越传统学科界限的手段，认识到更广阔的前景中的机会，并在我们具有历史和当前优势的领域促进跨学科和转化研究-传染病，心血管疾病-肾-高血压和癌症。在每种情况下，这些小组将汇集来自整个大学的科学家和工程师，包括我们在每个领域的一些最富有成效的调查人员，以及初级调查人员，他们将受益于这些单位的高级调查人员提供的指导。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This proposal by Tulane University is a request for funds to remodel select biomedical research laboratories in the J. Bennett Johnston Health and Environmental Research Building (JBJ building) on our Health Science Center campus. The main objective of this remodeling is to create open collaborative spaces that foster interdisciplinary research. The proposed remodeling encompasses 2,876 m2 (31,915 sq. ft.) on three floor of a building that was built fifteen years ago with very traditional, discipline oriented laboratories and offices. Tulane University is committed to remaining a top-tier research institution known for high quality, cutting-edge, basic and translational research. The proposed changes will provide modern, open laboratories that promote collaborative interactions between investigators, and support areas for each suite that include equipment rooms, tissue culture rooms, and meeting areas (Team rooms). Each suite is located adjacent to other investigators in the same research field to facilitate interaction and use of core equipment. In addition, we will upgrade the fa¿ade of the building to improve ambient lighting in the laboratory areas and improve the overall comfort in the work environment, thereby increasing productivity while realizing cost savings in electrical lighting. The project team will pursue a rating of LEED Silver for this project. The proposed remodeling reflects a change in the research culture at Tulane University by providing a means for looking beyond traditional discipline boundaries, recognizing opportunities across a broader landscape, and promoting interdisciplinary and translational research in areas where we have historic and current strengths - Infectious Diseases, Cardiovascular Disease - Renal - Hypertension, and Cancer. In each case, those groups will bring together scientists and engineers from across the university, including some of our most productive investigators in each field, as well as junior investigators who will benefit from the mentoring provided by the senior investigators in those units.