TNPRC Surgical Facility Construction

描述（由申请人提供）：本提案是在最近建成的动物研究设施（21号楼）的基础上，为TNPRC建造一个新的中央外科设施，该设施容纳了分配给传染病研究的NHP和来自TNPRC艾滋病SPF繁殖群体的动物。新的手术设施将取代已有近50年历史的现有设施（2号楼），该设施包括实验室空间、行政办公室、NHP住房和中央手术设施。在21号楼增加手术设施是将所有与动物有关的活动搬离2号楼的最后一步。作为额外的好处，从目前的中央手术设施的平方英尺将用于改造和转换为实验室空间，为NIH资助的研究人员。2号楼动物到实验室空间的改造将使用本提案所要求的资金以外的资金进行。该计划通过扩大新手术设施建设之外的改进范围，显著地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.