REGIONAL BIOCONTAINMENT LABORATORY (RBL) NEWARK CENTER

描述（由申请人提供）：拟将区域生物防护实验室（RBL）作为新泽西纽瓦克国际公共卫生中心（ICPH）的扩建项目。ICPH是由新泽西州医学和牙科大学-新泽西州医学院（NJMS）和公共卫生研究所（PHRI）合作开发的;它容纳了PHR 1 I和NJMS的微生物学和分子遗传学系以及国家结核病中心。拟议的RBL将增加4，250总平方英尺（GSF）的BSL-2实验室空间和13，480 GSF的BSL-3实验室和动物空间，以容纳越来越多的来自区域II区域卓越中心（RCE）的传染病和生物防御研究人员。ICPH目前为纽瓦克的研究人员提供了增强的7，500 GSF BSL-3实验室和动物空间核心。它也是第二区RCE的主要动物核心设施，这将迅速加强其能力。拟议的RBL扩大了ICPH的研究能力，同时最大限度地提高了其现有的支持基础设施。NJMS和PHRI将为RBL招募五名新的常驻生物防御研究人员。它还将为两名长期访问RCE的科学家提供设施，并为第二区RCE调查人员提供短期通勤空间。(Of参与区域II RCE计划的208名科学家中，超过50%的人在拟议的RBL的25英里范围内工作。当RBL投入运作时，它将在纽瓦克建立一个生物防御科学家的临界质量，并作为一个专门的实验室，以满足新兴的区域和国家生物防御需求。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): A Regional Biocontainment Laboratory (RBL) is proposed as an expansion to the International Center for Public Health (ICPH) in Newark, New Jersey. The ICPH was developed as a partnership between the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-New Jersey Medical School (NJMS) and the Public Health Research Institute (PHRI); it houses PHR1I and the Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics and National Tuberculosis Center of NJMS. The proposed RBL will add 4,250 gross square feet (GSF) of BSL-2 laboratory space and 13,480 GSF of BSL-3 laboratory and animal space to accommodate a growing number of infectious diseases and biodefense researchers from the Region II Regional Center of Excellence (RCE). The ICPH currently features an enhanced 7,500 GSF core of BSL-3 lab and animal space for Newark-based researchers. It also serves as a primary animal core facility for the Region II RCE, which will quickly stress its capacity. The proposed RBL expands the ICPH research capability while maximizing its pre-existing support infrastructure. Five new resident biodefense research faculty will be recruited by NJMS and PHRI for the RBL. It will also provide facilities for two long-term visiting RCE scientists and short-term space for commuting Region II RCE investigators. (Of the 208 scientists participating in the Region II RCE program, over 50% work within 25 miles of the proposed RBL). When the RBL is operational, it will create a critical mass of biodefense scientists in Newark and serve as a specialized laboratory for emerging regional and national biodefense needs.