NYU Proposed Animal Resource Improvements

描述(由申请人提供)：神经科学中心(CNS)、生物系和心理学系是纽约大学(NYU)华盛顿广场校区神经科学、生物和行为科学的主要教学和研究场所。在过去的十年里，纽约大学推动了基因组学方面的倡议，这些倡议在行为的遗传基础、脑功能成像和计算方面具有很强的组成部分。 其中包括生物系、心理学系和中枢神经系统系的联合贡献。 这些发展是一个战略计划的一部分，该计划旨在促进从遗传学、分子生物学、系统神经科学、计算到行为学的脑科学的卓越。这项拨款申请针对纽约大学位于华盛顿广场校区的两个主要动物设施(Silver和Meyer)进行了必要的设施改进，这对支持该大学神经科学、生物学和相关系的资助研究人员至关重要，并继续改善现有设施和计划，从而获得AAALAC认证。为了支持越来越多的老鼠模型的使用，需要12个OptiMICE通风笼子系统来补充现有的笼子。需要采购和安装一台新的笼架洗衣机，以取代一台刚刚运行10年的老机器。拟议对现有空间进行设施改造，以增加灵长类动物住所的能力，并增加食物、床上用品、笼子准备和储存的空间。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The Center for Neural Science (CNS), the Department of Biology and the Department of Psychology are the primary locus of teaching and research in neuroscience, biological and behavioral sciences at the Washington Square campus of New York University (NYU). Over the last ten years New York University has promoted initiatives in genomics with a strong component in the genetic basis of behavior, in functional brain imaging, and in computation. These have involved joint contributions from the Departments of Biology, Psychology and CNS. These developments are part of a strategic plan to promote excellence in brain science from genetics, molecular biology, systems neuroscience, and computation to behavior. This grant application addresses necessary facility improvements at NYU's two main animal facilities at the Washington Square Campus (Silver and Meyer) critical to support funded investigators in Neural Science, Biology, and associated departments of the University and to continue improvements in the existing facilities and program that will result in AAALAC Accreditation. To support increasing use of mouse models 12 OptiMice ventilated cage systems are requested to supplement current existing caging. Procurement and installation of a new cage and rack washer is requested to replace a marginally operating 10 year old machine. Facility renovation of existing space is proposed to increase capability for primate housing and increase space for food, bedding, cage preparation and storage.