AIDS RESEARCH FACILITY IMPROVEMENT GRANT

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This subproject is one of many research subprojects utilizing the resources provided by a Center grant funded by NIH/NCRR. The subproject and investigator (PI) may have received primary funding from another NIH source, and thus could be represented in other CRISP entries. The institution listed is for the Center, which is not necessarily the institution for the investigator. Objective: The CNPRC has expanded animal facilities to support AIDS research. The expansion of projects and the increase of animals for these studies have resulted in a shortage of basic infrastructure to support AIDS investigators. The proposed improvements can be classified into two categories: 1) short and long term storage of animal tissue and biological samples utilized directly and indirectly to support AIDS related research and 2) improvements and replacement of existing resources and equipment utilized in support of AIDS related research. This proposal seeks to purchase equipment and perform renovations to improve the CNPRC as a resource for AIDS related biomedical research as follows: 1. Increasing -80¿C freezer capacity 2. Improving animal housing with the installation of environmental monitoring sensors 3. Improving necropsy facility by replacing the tables and fume hood