RENOVATIONS FOR CAGEWASH SUPPORT SERVICE

笼洗支持服务翻新

• 批准号: 6899626
• 负责人: THOMAS E ZIMMERMAN
• 金额: $ 63.17万
• 依托单位: STATE UNIVERSITY NEW YORK STONY BROOK
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2005
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2005-07-04 至 2010-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/6899626
• 关键词: animal colony; building /facility design /renovation

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The general objective of this project is to upgrade and expand cagewash support services for laboratory animals housed in the Health Sciences Center facility in the Division of Laboratory Animal Resources at Stony Brook University (SBU). The institution has both short term and long term goals to improve animal care and services to support the research program. 35 basic and clinically applied laboratories, who conduct research in gene identification, mapping, analysis and regulation; bacterial and viral receptor regulation; targeted gene therapy; infectious disease pathogenesis; oncology; cerebral amyloid angiopathy; vaccine development; and membrane transport, currently house animals within the Health Sciences Center facility. The dramatic increase in pathogen free rodent populations drives the need for additional cagewashing equipment (tunnel washer) to maintain animal care sanitation protocols. An existing 18 year old rack washer is failing and needs replacement. A new supplemental HVAC system is required to support the new equipment to maintain AAALAC standards. Expansion of the cage washing support area will improve work flow, reduce animal related costs and safeguard animal care staff from occupational related injury. The grant will purchase a tunnel washer, rack washer and a supplemental HVAC system. Renovations in existing cage wash support area is required for equipment and HVAC installation. New equipment and expansion of the cage wash support area is essential to meet the dramatic programmatic need to support expanding pathogen free rodent populations, maintain healthy large animal colonies and reduce occupational health risks for animal care personnel through upgrade of existing facilities.

描述（由申请人提供）：该项目的一般目标是升级和扩大在Stony Brook University（SBU）实验室动物资源部的健康科学中心设施中所在的实验室动物的Cagewash支持服务。该机构既有短期和长期目标，可以改善动物护理和服务以支持研究计划。 35基本和临床应用实验室，他们在基因识别，映射，分析和调节方面进行研究；细菌和病毒受体调节；靶向基因治疗；传染病发病机理；肿瘤学；脑淀粉样血管病；疫苗开发；和膜运输，目前是健康科学中心设施中的动物。无病原体种群的急剧增加驱动了需要额外的笼子设备（隧道垫圈）维持动物护理卫生方案的需求。现有的18岁架子垫圈正在失败，需要更换。需要一种新的补充HVAC系统来支持新设备以维护AAALAC标准。扩大笼子洗涤支撑区的扩大将改善工作流程，降低动物相关成本并保护动物护理人员免受职业相关伤害。该赠款将购买隧道洗衣机，机架洗衣机和补充HVAC系统。设备和HVAC安装需要进行现有笼式洗涤支撑区域的翻新。新设备和笼子清洗支撑区域的扩展对于满足支持扩大病原体啮齿动物种群，维持健康的大型动物殖民地并通过升级现有设施的动物护理人员的职业健康风险的巨大编程需求至关重要。