Containment Equipment Improvements for Northwestern University

描述（申请人提供）：比较医学中心（CCM）支持西北大学（NU）教师使用动物进行研究、教学和测试活动。CCM负责照顾和监督动物的人道使用，饲养研究动物，维护动物使用的支持空间和服务，提供动物护理和使用方面的培训，并支持北大动物护理和使用委员会的活动。该大学在研究中使用动物的情况有了广泛的增长，因此对动物研究相关资源的需求也在增加。在过去的七年里，大学新建了两个动物设施；埃文斯顿校区的潘科大楼和芝加哥校区的Lurie大楼。需要增加资源的领域是大学的控制和检疫设施。在此申请中，我们寻求资金以协助购买遏制架，机柜和笼系统。购买这些设备将使大学能够…2.为使用动物的人员提供安全可靠的工作环境。改善大学的动物资源，使其能够继续遵守与研究动物护理标准有关的所有相关指导方针、政策和法规；3 .提高遏制和检疫设施的能力和效率；满足从事涉及危害和/或病毒载体的研究人员日益增长的需求。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The Center for Comparative Medicine (CCM) supports the research, teaching and testing activities of Northwestern University (NU) faculty using animals. CCM provides the care for and oversees the humane use of animals, houses research animals, maintains support spaces and services for the use of animals, provides training in the care and use of animals and supports the activities of the NU Animal Care and Use Committee. The University has experienced extensive growth in the use of animals in research and as a result there are increased needs for animal research associated resources. Over the last 7 years the University has built two new animal facilities; the Pancoe building on the Evanston campus and the Lurie building on the Chicago campus. Areas needing increased resources are the University's containment and quarantine facilities. In this application we seek funding to assist with the purchase of containment racks, cabinets and caging systems. The purchase of this equipment will allow the University to 1. Maintain a safe and secure working environment for personnel using animals that require the containment housing, 2. Improve the University's animal resources so that it may continue to comply with all relevant guidelines, policies and regulations which relate to standards of research animal care, 3. Increase the capacity and efficiencies of the containment and quarantine facilities, 4. Meet the growing needs of investigators performing studies involving hazards and/or viral vectors.