NYU Proposed Animal Resource Improvements

描述（由申请人提供）：神经科学中心（CNS），生物学系和心理学系是纽约大学（NYU）华盛顿广场校区神经科学，生物学和行为科学教学和研究的主要场所。在过去的十年里，纽约大学一直在推动基因组学的发展，其中包括行为的遗传基础、功能性脑成像和计算。 这些活动涉及生物学系、心理学系和中枢神经系统系的共同贡献。 这些发展是一个战略计划的一部分，以促进卓越的脑科学从遗传学，分子生物学，系统神经科学，计算到行为。该拨款申请解决了纽约大学在华盛顿广场校区（银和迈耶）的两个主要动物设施的必要设施改进，这对支持神经科学，生物学和大学相关部门的资助研究人员至关重要，并继续改进现有设施和计划，这将导致AAALAC认证。为了支持小鼠模型的使用增加，需要12个OptiMice通风笼系统来补充当前现有的笼舍。要求采购和安装新的笼架和机架清洗机，以更换勉强运行10年的旧机器。建议对现有空间进行设施改造，以增加灵长类动物的住房能力，并增加食物、垫料、笼子准备和储存空间。

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.