TNPRC Surgical Facility Construction

描述（由申请人提供）：本提案旨在通过增加最近建造的动物研究设施（21号楼）为TNPRC建造一个新的中央手术设施，该设施容纳分配用于传染病研究的NHP和来自TNPRC AIDS SPF繁殖群的动物。新的手术设施将取代现有的平方英尺在近50年的设施（2号楼），其中包括实验室空间，行政办公室，NHP住房，和中央手术设施。将手术设施添加到21号楼是将所有动物相关活动移出2号楼所需的最后一步。作为一个额外的好处，从目前的中央外科设施平方英尺将提供翻新和转换为实验室空间，为国家卫生研究院资助的研究人员。2号楼动物实验室空间的翻修将使用本提案中申请资金以外的资金进行。该计划通过扩大新手术设施建设以外的改进范围，大大利用了为该提案提供的资金的影响。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This proposal is to construct a new central surgical facility for the TNPRC by adding on to a recently constructed animal research facility (Building 21) that houses NHP assigned to infectious disease research studies and animals from the TNPRC AIDS SPF breeding colony. The new surgical facility will replace existing square footage in a nearly 50-year-old facility (Building 2) that contains laboratory space, administrative offices, NHP housing, and the central surgical facility. The addition of the surgery facility to Building 21 is the final step necessary to move all animal related activities out of Building 2. As an additional benefit, square footage from the current central surgical facility will be made available for renovation and conversion to laboratory space for NIH funded investigators. The renovation of animal to laboratory space in Building 2 will be performed using funds other than those requested in this proposal. This plan significantly leverages the impact of funds awarded for this proposal by widening the scope of the improvement beyond the construction of the new surgical facility.