NHLBI Animal Program Division

动物资源管理 除了手术核心，NHLBI动物项目还为NHLBI运营设施中的啮齿动物提供兽医护理、研究技术支持和动物饲养，并监督NIH其他设施中的NHLBI动物活动。这包括物流和财务管理以及所有NHLBI动物活动的法规遵从性。 霍金斯博士和乔妮·泰勒女士也是NHLBI动物护理和使用委员会的成员，该委员会负责动物研究活动的研究、使用和法规遵从性。 霍金斯博士和项目经理还协助研究人员规划研究项目、准备动物方案和实施工作。 动物项目工作人员是18财年三份出版物的共同作者。 外科核心科学影响 在DIR内进行培训 ASR为所有在NHLBI从事动物手术的研究人员提供4小时的正式培训课程。我们在正式课程和一对一的环境中为调查人员提供外科培训。在过去的12个月里，我们在调查员培训课程中对20名调查人员和技术人员进行了基本手术技能和无菌技术方面的正式培训。 校外DIR教学与辅导 在过去的20年里，ASR的工作人员一直担任美国实验动物科学协会(AALAS)多个显微外科车间湿实验室(基础和高级)的讲师。这次旅行由AALAS赞助和支付。这是他们最受欢迎和评价最高的研讨会之一。 2020财年，兰迪·克莱文杰、蒂姆·亨特、乔尼·泰勒和ASR工作人员为NIH的工作人员举办了为期一天的显微外科研讨会。显微外科技术2个班，20名学生。我们计划继续提供这项服务，并将其视为NIH的宝贵培训机会。在本财年，我们无法提供通常数量的课程。

ANIMAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT In addition to the surgery core, the NHLBI animal program provides veterinary care, research technical support and animal husbandry to rodents in NHLBI operated facilities and oversight of NHLBI animal activities in other NIH facilities. This includes logistical and financial management as well as regulatory compliance for all NHLBI animal activities. Dr. Hawkins and Ms. Joni Taylor also serve as members of the NHLBI Animal Care and Use Committee which is responsible for the research use and regulatory compliance of the animal research activities. Dr. Hawkins and the program managers also assist investigators in the planning of research projects, preparation of animal protocols and implementation of the work. Animal Program staff were co-authors on three publications in FY 18. SURGERY CORE SCIENTIFIC IMPACT Training within DIR ASR provides a formal 4 hour training class for all research staff who do animal surgery in NHLBI. We provide investigators with surgical training both within formal classes and in one-on-one settings. Over the past 12 months, we have formally trained 20 investigators and technical staff in basic surgical skills and aseptic technique in our investigator training course. Outside DIR Teaching & Mentoring For the last 20 years, ASR staff has served as instructors for multiple microsurgical workshop wet-labs (basic and advanced) at the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science (AALAS). The travel for this is sponsored and paid for by AALAS. This is one of their most popular and highly rated workshops. In FY 2020 Randy Clevenger, Tim Hunt, Joni Taylor and the ASR staff conducted day-long microsurgery workshops for staff at NIH. There were 2 classes on microsurgical techniques with 20 students. We plan to continue this offering and see it as a valuable training opportunity for NIH. We were unable to offer the usual number of classes during this FY.