Renovation of Research Laboratories for the Departments of Biology, Chemistry, and Biochemistry

拉萨勒大学是ARI基金的接受者，用于振兴生物学和化学研究和研究培训计划的实验室。 位于费城，宾夕法尼亚州，大学服务于不同种族的城市学生的大量人口，并致力于提供包括科学在内的所有学科的优质教育。 目前，所有的科学活动都发生在霍尔罗伊德科学中心，这是一个建于60年代初的设施，对支持现代研究的效用有限。 结构的配置、尺寸和陈旧影响了在建筑物中进行的实验工作。 公用设施系统不足，研究和教学活动之间共用房间导致工作重复，安全问题造成不利于研究的环境。 为了纠正阻碍教师进行最先进研究的能力的问题，并为学生提供更好的培训机会，拉萨勒大学作为改善物理基础设施的更大努力的一部分，将完全翻新Holroyd。 通过与国家科学基金会合作，该机构将重新配置实验室，安装新的通风柜，创建组织培养设施和设备室，并为那些身体残疾的人提供空间。 建成后，将建立神经生物学、分子生物学、生物化学和有机化学三个现代化研究实验室。 教师将有受控的环境进行实验，需要使用微妙和精确的仪器。 最重要的是，翻新将提高研究生产力，提高研究质量，扩大培训机会，并最大限度地接触到有兴趣将科学作为职业的多样化学生群体。

La Salle University is the recipient of ARI funds to revitalize laboratories for research and research training programs in biology and chemistry. Located in Philadelphia, PA, the University serves a large population of urban students of diverse ethnicity, and is committed to providing a quality education in all disciplines including the sciences. At present, all science activity occurs in the Holroyd Science Center a facility constructed in the early sixties that has limited utility to support modern research. The configuration, size, and obsolescence of the structure impairs experimental work conducted in the building. Utility systems are inadequate, shared usage of rooms between research and instructional activities results in the duplication of efforts, and safety concerns create an environment that is not conducive for research. To rectify the problems that impede the faculty's ability to perform state of the art research and provide students with improved training opportunities, La Salle University, as the part of a larger effort to ameliorate the physical infrastructure, will renovate Holroyd in its entirely. By partnering with the National Science Foundation, the institution will reconfigure laboratories, install new fume hoods, create a tissue culture facility and equipment room, and make space accessible to those individuals who are physically challenged. Upon completion, three modernized research laboratories will be established for neurobiology, molecular biology, biochemistry and organic chemistry. Faculty will have controlled environments to conducted experiments requiring the use of delicate and precise instrumentation. Most importantly, the renovation will increase research productivity, improve the quality of research, expand training opportunities and maximize access to a diverse group of students interested in pursuing science as a career.