IMPROVEMENT OF LABORATORY ANIMAL RESOURCE

哥伦比亚大学健康科学部(CUHS)目前 每年获得约3500万美元的直接成本 用于政府资助的使用动物的项目。一项计划 振兴中大动物资源设施并进行重组 比较医学研究所成立于1985年。CUHS支出 美国农业部、AAALAC和NIH引用180万美元进行更正 并承诺再提供1050万美元 为了一个总体规划。该总体规划反映了一个全面的 在3年内翻新所有资源。承诺 大学的发展不仅仅是改善了实体工厂 动物设施的一部分。研究所的新任所长已经 得到了大学的资助，用于开发一个优秀的项目 在实验动物医学方面将提供全面的 为教职员工进行的研究提供兽医服务 和学生。这项赠款提案是为了帮助 大学在完成署长的目标方面提供 在该大学实验动物医学方面表现出色。这个 该项目的目标是：(1)成为AAALAC认可的机构； 以及，(2)提供全面的诊断、临床和 实验性外科服务。为了实现这些目标，这些目标 (1)建立新的尸检和组织学实验室： (2)为实验外科提供熟练的技术人员 科室、重症监护室和诊断实验室； 以及，(3)提供尸检、组织学、危重护理和 拥有最先进设备的实验外科单位。这 提案要求部分支持这些目标。

Columbia University's Health Science Division (CUHS) currently receives approximately 35 million dollars annually in direct costs for government-sponsored projects that use animals. A plan for revitalizing the CUHS animal resource facilities and reorganizing the Institute of Comparative Medicine began in 1985. CUHS expended 1.8 million dollars to correct USDA, AAALAC and NIH cited deficiencies and has committed an additional 10.5 million dollars for a Master Plan. This Master Plan reflects a comprehensive renovation of all resources over a 3-year period. The commitment of the University reflects more than improving the physical plant of the animal facilities. The new Director of the Institute has been given monies by the University to develop an excellent program in laboratory animal medicine that will provide comprehensive veterinary medical services for the research conducted by faculty and students. This grant proposal is a request to assist the University in completing the goals of the Director in providing excellence in laboratory animal medicine at the University. The objectives of the project are: (1) To become AAALAC accredited; and, (2) To provide comprehensive diagnostic, clinical and experimental surgical services. To meet these objectives the aims are: (1) To establish new necropsy and histology laboratories: (2) To provide skilled technical staff for the experimental surgery section, the critical care unit, and the diagnostic laboratories; and, (3) To provide the necropsy, histology, critical care, and experimental surgery units with state-of-the-art equipment. This proposal requests partial support for these aims.