Construction of the MU Animal Research Center

描述（由申请人提供）： 密苏里-哥伦比亚大学（MU）近年来经历了巨大的研究增长。校外研究经费从1998财政年度的7320万美元增加到2002财政年度的1.261亿美元，增幅为72%。其中大部分资金用于涉及动物的生物医学科学研究。在2002财政年度，MU项目与动物使用协议总额超过2400万美元的年度直接成本。这一增长反映了MU对生命科学研究的优先考虑，这是其战略使命的一部分。在一项独立研究中，Flad & Associates制定了校园动物园总体规划，并确定了非啮齿动物物种的严重空间不足和啮齿动物房屋的中度空间不足。这个项目，以建立一个动物资源中心是MU的计划，以解决这些问题的一部分。 动物资源中心（ARC）将在MU校园东南部靠近其他动物研究设施的新建筑。ARC将占地17，540总平方英尺，包含8，810净平方英尺的动物房，程序和支持空间，包括12个481平方英尺的动物房。ARC将容纳非啮齿动物物种，主要是猪，由兽医学院的研究人员使用;医学院;农业，食品和自然资源学院;和道尔顿心血管研究中心进行心血管，运动生理学和环境毒理学研究。受拟议建设影响的调查人员目前持有NIH的年度直接费用总额超过2150万美元。ARC将由MU动物资源办公室管理和运营，作为兽医学院AAALAC认证计划的一部分。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The University of Missouri-Columbia (MU) has experienced tremendous research growth in recent years. Extramural research awards increased 72% from $73.2 million in FY1998 to $126.1 million in FY2002. Much of this funding was awarded for biomedical sciences research involving animals. In FY02, MU projects with animal use protocols totaled over $24 million in annual direct costs. This growth reflects MU's priority on life sciences research as part of its strategic mission. In an independent study, Flad & Associates formulated a Campus Vivarium Master Plan and identified serious space deficiencies for housing non-rodent species and moderate space deficiencies for rodent housing. This project to construct an Animal Resource Center is part of MU's plan to address these issues. The Animal Resource Center (ARC) will be new construction in the southeast part of the MU campus near other animal-based research facilities. The ARC will occupy 17,540 gross square feet and contain 8,810 net square feet of animal housing, procedure and support space, including twelve 481-square-foot animal rooms. The ARC will house non-rodent species, primarily swine, used by investigators from the College of Veterinary Medicine; the School of Medicine; the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources; and the Dalton Cardiovascular Research Center to conduct cardiovascular, exercise physiology and environmental toxicology research. Investigators impacted by the proposed construction currently hold NIH awards totaling over $21.5 million in annual direct costs. The ARC will be managed and operated by the MU Office of Animal Resources as part of the College of Veterinary Medicine's AAALAC-accredited program.