Animal Facility Operations Renovation

描述(由申请人提供)：索尔克生物研究所是一家非营利性研究机构，致力于生命科学的基础发现、人类健康的改善和未来几代研究人员的培训。索尔克可以说是世界上最高水平的研究机构之一，也是新发现的前沿。在客观衡量教员的贡献和他们的研究成果的影响方面，该研究所一直位居领先研究机构之列。癌症研究动物设施(CRAF)最初建于1978年，支持多种实验动物，包括美国农业部在索尔克覆盖的所有物种。CRAF支持系统神经科学、免疫生物学和微生物发病机制、干细胞生物学和代谢研究的主要研究社区。CRAF Cagewash业务设备的预期生命周期即将结束，需要持续的维护和服务，并对现有的方案业务提供少量支持。索尔克今年首次寻求AAALAC认证，CRAF的运营翻修是必要的，以满足当代的卫生标准。 该提案寻求资金，以帮助改善必要的设施，以确保有效和常规的卫生设施，最大限度地减少设施污染的风险，改善工作场所安全，减少人体工程学风险因素，并提供行政支持，以促进专门研究需要。这些目标将通过更换CRAF老化的洗罐隧道垫圈和部件，翻新洗罐墙、地板和天花板，采用便携式人体工程学设备，以及翻新隔间内的行政和培训支助空间来实现。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The Salk Institute for Biological Studies is a non-profit research institution devoted to making fundamental discoveries in the life sciences, the improvement of human health and the training of future generations of researchers. Salk is arguably one of the highest caliber research organizations in the world and is at the forefront of novel discoveries. The Institute consistently ranks among the leading research institutions in objective measures of the contributions of faculty and the impact of their findings. The Cancer Research Animal Facility (CRAF) was originally built in 1978 and supports multiple species of laboratory animals, including all USDA covered species at Salk. CRAF supports a premier research community of systems neuroscience, immunobiology and microbial pathogenesis, stem cell biology, and metabolic research. CRAF cagewash operational equipment is near the end of its expected lifecycle, requires ongoing maintenance and service and marginally supports existing programmatic operations. The Salk is pursuing, for the first time, AAALAC Accreditation this year and CRAF operational renovations are necessary to meet contemporary standards of sanitation. This proposal seeks funds to help with necessary facility improvements designed to ensure effective and routine sanitation, minimize risks of facility contamination, improve workplace safety, reduce ergonomic risk factors and provide administrative support to facilitate specialized research needs. These goals will be accomplished by replacement of an aging CRAF cagewash tunnel washer and components, renovation of cagewash walls, floors, and ceilings, implementation of portable ergonomic equipment, and renovation of administrative and training support space within the vivarium.