ANIMAL RESOURCE IMPROVEMENT GRANT

本申请所要求的资金将用于改善 为医疗心理科服务的程序/测试室 神经外科。从历史上看，医疗中心允许 医学研究人员在动物身上进行研究程序 研究实验室。在OHSU，程序/测试室必须符合 动物看护标准与动物休息室相同。无论动物在哪里 安装、观察或测试，符合指南中规定的标准 《保护和使用实验动物和动物福利法》必须 强制执行。一些医学心理学和神经外科手术室是 位于中心设施动物收容区二楼； 然而，这两个程序的大小和第二个程序上的有限空间 楼层限制可分配给的等候室数量 程序/测试室。为了节省调查人员的时间和精力， 程序/测试室的位置最好靠近 调查员的实验室和动物拘留室。在OHSU，既有 中心动物设施和研究人员的实验室位于 医学研究大楼。这一近在咫尺的位置使您可以方便地访问 动物护理人员对动物进行监测和照顾。 这项赠款提案中要求的资金将翻新医疗中心 心理学和神经外科程序/测试室，以满足 《指南》标准和《动物福利法》。2,068平方英尺英国《金融时报》的 医学研究室七楼的程序/测试室 建筑将通过增加实心天花板、新的荧光灯、 用环氧树脂地板覆盖，并粉刷墙壁。Ohu动物 护理机构是AAALAC认证的；然而，26岁的 设施需要持续翻新，以充分维护物理 《实验室维护和使用指南》中所述的植物标准 动物。 经过十年的翻新计划，这只完全翻新的动物 设施现在将达到指南的标准，并提供 为动物和动物护理人员提供舒适安全的环境 在未来生活和工作。

The funds requested in this application will be used to improve the procedure/testing rooms which serve the Medical Psychology Department and the Department of Neurosurgery. Historically, medical centers have allowed medical researchers to perform research procedures on animals in the research laboratories. At OHSU, the procedure/testing rooms must meet the same animal care standards as the animal holding rooms. Wherever animals are housed, observed, or tested, the standards set forth in the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals and Animal Welfare Act must be enforced. Some Medical Psychology and Neurosurgery procedure rooms are located on the second floor in central facility animal holding area; however, the size of the two programs and the limited space on the second floor restricts the number of holding rooms that can be assigned to procedure/testing rooms. To conserve investigator time and effort, the procedure/testing rooms are best located in close proximity to the investigator's laboratories and the animal holding rooms. At OHSU both the Central Animal Facility and the investigator's laboratories are located in the Medical Research Building. This close proximity allows easy access for the animal care staff to monitor and care for the animals. The funds requested in this grant proposal would refurbish the Medical Psychology and the Neurosurgery procedural/testing rooms to meet the standards of the Guide and the Animal Welfare Act. The 2,068 sq. ft. of procedure/testing rooms on the seventh floor of the Medical Research Building will be improved by adding solid ceilings, new fluorescent lights, an epoxy-resin floor covering, and painting the walls. The OHSU animal care facilities are AAALAC accredited; however, the twenty six year old facility requires continual renovation to adequately maintain the physical plant standards described in the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals. Following the ten year renovation program, the completely renovated animal facilities will now meet the standard of the Guide and provide a comfortable and safe environment for both animals and animal care personnel to live and work in the future.