ARFMP: Modernization of Lillie Research Laboratory

由研究设施办公室颁发的这项学术研究设施现代化计划(ARFMP)奖为海洋生物实验室提供资金，用于Lillie研究实验室的翻新和维修，该实验室包含全年和夏季的非临床独立研究实验室，这些实验室拥有细胞、发育、分子和神经生物学以及海洋生态学方面的研究和研究培训活动。这座建筑从1913年开始分几个阶段建造，最后一次翻修是在1958年。受赠人提供的575,000美元和726,600美元的ARFMP赠款作为费用分摊，将用于使这些研究和研究培训设施现代化。该项目将解决在健康和安全方面改善现有研究基础设施以及降低研究数据和冷冻样本丢失风险的需要。翻修工程将在有害的海洋气候和紧急电力系统中提供足够的环境控制，并升级供暖、通风和空调(HVAC)系统；所有石棉将从大楼中移除。该奖项通过为进行研究和培训大学预科学生和教师以及研究生提供更好的环境，为科学基础设施做出贡献。由于海洋生物实验室的国际和国家地位，更广泛的研究界也将从这一现代化中受益。

This Academic Research Facilities Modernization Program (ARFMP) award from the Research Facilities Office provides funds to the Marine Biological Laboratory for the renovation and repair of Lillie Research Laboratory which contains year-round and summer, nonclinical, independent research laboratories that house research and research training activities in cellular, developmental, molecular and neurobiological sciences as well as in marine ecology. This building was constructed in several phases beginning in 1913 and last renovated in 1958. The ARFMP grant of $575,000 and $726,600 provided by the grantee as cost sharing will be used to modernize these research and research training facilities. This project will address the need to improve the current research infrastructure both in terms of health and safety and of reduced risk of loss of research data and frozen samples. The renovation will provide adequate environmental control in a deleterious marine climate and an emergency electrical power system, along with an upgraded heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system; and all asbestos will be removed from the building. This award contributes to the infrastructure of science by providing an improved environment for the conduct of research and for the training of pre-college students and teachers as well as graduate students. Because of the international and national position of the Marine Biological Laboratory, the wider research community will also benefit from this modernization.