Enhancing an Imaging Core at the University of Texas at Austin

描述(由申请者提供)：这项提案要求为德克萨斯大学奥斯汀分校的成像研究中心完成一个新家的建设。该中心目前距离主校区几英里远，这限制了其有效性和可用性。拟议的项目将把成像研究中心搬到新建的诺曼·哈克曼大楼内，该大楼位于德克萨斯大学奥斯汀分校的中心。新的地点将允许安装更多的成像资源，包括几个用于小动物的成像系统，以及将其更集中地纳入生物医学研究社区。新的中心将直接连接到建筑的间隔层，为动物成像提供最佳设置。此外，该项目将为新购买的3Tesla磁共振成像系统提供空间，该系统将支持广泛的人类和其他物种成像项目。诺曼·哈克曼大楼将取代1950年的实验科学大楼，为德克萨斯大学奥斯汀分校提供先进的生命科学研究和教育设施。这座占地293,768平方英尺的建筑将提供现代化的科技会议室和本科教学实验室，以及办公和研究实验室空间，用于尖端学术项目，包括神经科学研究所、学习和记忆中心、神经生物学部门和合成有机化学以及成像研究中心。这座建筑位于德克萨斯大学校园内几乎每个生物医学研究项目的两个街区内。它的设计融入了可持续建筑实践和技术的最先进水平。成像方法已成为生物医学研究几乎每个方面的核心，德克萨斯大学奥斯汀分校新成像技术的可获得性有可能极大地推动校园研究。德克萨斯大学奥斯汀分校在神经科学和癌症研究方面拥有特别的优势，这两个领域都将从拟议的改进中受益匪浅。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This proposal requests funds to complete construction of a new home for the Imaging Research Center at the University of Texas at Austin. This center is currently located several miles from the main campus, which limits its effectiveness and availability. The proposed project would move the Imaging Research Center to a space within the newly constructed Norman Hackerman Building, located at the center of the UT Austin campus. The new location would allow the installation of additional imaging resources, including several imaging systems for small animals, as well as incorporating it more centrally into the biomedical research community. The new center will be directly connected to the building's vivarium, providing an optimal setup for animal imaging. In addition, the project would provide space for a newly purchased 3 Tesla magnetic resonance imaging system, which would support a broad range of imaging projects in humans and other species. The Norman Hackerman Building, which is replacing the Experimental Science Building of 1950, will provide UT Austin with an advanced facility for research and education in the Life Sciences. The 293,768 gross square foot building will offer modern, technology-enabled seminar rooms and undergraduate teaching laboratories, as well as office and research laboratory space for cutting-edge academic programs, including the Institute for Neuroscience, the Center for Learning and Memory, the Section of Neurobiology, and Synthetic Organic Chemistry in addition to the Imaging Research Center. The building is located within two block of nearly every biomedical research program on the UT campus. Its design incorporates the state of the art in sustainable building practices and technologies. Imaging methods have become central to nearly every aspect of biomedical research, and the availability of new imaging techniques at UT Austin has the potential to greatly advance research on campus. UT Austin has particular strength in neuroscience and cancer research, both of which would greatly benefit from the proposed improvements.