Renovation of Biology Laboratory Space

西顿霍尔大学生物系提议将一个1200平方英尺的实验室改造成两个研究实验室和一个公用仪器室，供两名分别具有细胞信号和分子生物学专业知识的新教员使用。该领域一直致力于细胞培养和经典病毒学。自1951年以来，这个设施就没有受到过重大关注。目前的实验室空间设计很差，无法容纳新的教员。例如，有一个400平方英尺的玻璃器皿洗手间，但没有同等的研究区域。建于1968年的临时围墙将空间分割成一套效率极低的房间，没有足够的通风和公用设施。该地区将被清空，将修建墙壁以更好地分隔设施，并将安装一个新的暖通空调机组，以提供急需的通风。将增加两个新的层流罩以及一个通风柜。将安装所有配备适当公用设施的新实验室工作台。NSF对这项提议的资助将促进新老教员之间的研究活动的共生。

The Biology Department of Seton Hall University proposes to renovate and convert a 1200 square foot laboratory into two research laboratories and a common instrument room for two new faculty members with expertise in cell signalling and molecular biology respectively. The area has been dedicated to cell culture and classical virology. This facility has not received major attention since 1951. The present laboratory space is poorly designed to accommodate new faculty. For example, there is a 400 square foot glassware washing room but no equivalent research area. The temporary walls that were constructed in 1968, divide the space up into an extremely inefficient suite of rooms without adequate ventilation and utilities. The area will be gutted, walls will be constructed to better divide the facilities and a new HVAC unit will be put in to provide much needed ventilation. Two new laminar flow hoods as well as a fume hood will be added. All new laboratory benches with appropriate utilities will be installed. NSF funding of this proposal will facilitate a symbiosis of research activity between new and veteran faculty.