Biosafety Hood and Ultra low temp freezer

对微生物在机会性人类感染中所起作用的认识提高，导致在对这些微生物及其净化进行研究时提高了警惕。布洛克大学的几个实验室一直在使用过时的、现在已被禁止的台式程序来培养和操作几种微生物。在该提案中，来自三个实验室（Bidochka、Hunter和Carlone）的研究包括病原真菌、西尼罗病毒、大肠杆菌基因克隆和细胞培养的研究。为了遵守《实验室生物安全指南》，加拿大公共卫生署（2004年），并实施良好的研究方案，我们需要至少符合2级标准的生物安全防护罩。我们还要求超低温冷冻机，以协助维持菌类、病毒和细胞培养物的存量培养。

Increased awareness of the role that microorganisms play in opportunistic human infections has led to greater vigilance when performing research with these microorganisms and their decontamination.  Several laboratories at Brock University have been utilizing outdated and, now prohibited, bench-top procedures in the culture and manipulation of several microorganisms. In this proposal, research from three laboratories (Bidochka, Hunter and Carlone) include studies on pathogenic fungi, West Nile virus, gene cloning with Escherichia coli and cell culture.  In order to be in compliance with Laboratory Biosafety Guidelines, Public Health Agency of Canada (2004) as well as to practise good research protocol we require a Biosafety Hood that complies with, at least, Level 2 standards. We also request an ultra-low temperature freezer to assist in maintaining stock cultures of fungi, viruses and cell cultures.