NEUROSCI FACIL: AUTISM

描述（由申请人提供）：本申请要求资金建造一个空壳层（16,000平方米）。该项目将完成一座三层建筑的建设，该建筑旨在扩大YRPRC的神经科学研究。伍德拉夫健康科学中心和YRPRC进行了战略分析，决定最大限度地利用YRPRC校园有限的可用空间，并得到欧盟的大量资金承诺，以显着扩大先前计划的神经科学大楼。作出这一决定是因为认识到该中心资助研究的急剧增长（在过去两年中增长了50%以上）以及满足神经科学和传染病研究（该中心的两个关键研究领域）的国家卫生需求的重要性。因此，现在可以从欧盟（1100万美元）和2000年9月的C06奖（1C06RR15461-01, 200万美元）获得资金，这将允许建造一个总面积为48,000平方米的三层建筑。现有资金将允许建造和扩建整整两层楼，但只能拆除第三层楼。目前的申请需要必要的资金来建造新大楼的三层，以便为进行行为神经科学灵长类动物研究的研究人员提供动物实验区、实验室空间和研究支持空间。额外的空间将使神经科学研究人员能够集中在一个中心位置，并为新招募的教师提供急需的新实验室测试区域，包括YRPRC的新主任（Stuart Zola博士），现有的教师的项目正在增长，以及正在招募的教师加入YRPRC和EU的神经科学社区。此外，一些教师将从临时占用的YRPRC微生物学和免疫学部门搬迁到新大楼的三楼，腾出的空间用于扩大疫苗研究项目。额外的空间将大大提高该中心的研究和培训的质量和范围，大大增加与该区域其他研究人员的合作数量，并大大提高该中心满足国家卫生需求的能力。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This application requests funds to build-out a shelled floor (16,000 sq. ft.) that would complete construction of a three-story building designed to expand neuroscience research at the YRPRC. A strategic analysis conducted by Woodruff Health Sciences Center and the YRPRC has led to a decision to maximize use of the limited space available at the YRPRC campus, and to a substantial commitment of funds from EU to significantly enlarge the previously planned neuroscience building. This decision was taken in recognition of the dramatic growth of funded research at the YRPRC (an increase of more than 50 percent during the last two years) and the importance of meeting national health needs of neuroscience and infectious disease research (two key areas of research at the YRPRC). Accordingly, funds are now available from EU ($11 million) and a previous C06 award funded in September 2000 (1C06RR15461-01, $2 million) that will permit construction of a three-story structure totaling 48,000 sq. ft. Available funds will allow the construction and build-out of two full floors, but only the shelling of a third floor. The present application requests funds necessary to build-out the third floor of the new building in order to provide animal test areas, laboratory space, and research support space for investigators conducting primate research in behavioral neuroscience. The additional space will allow to consolidate neuroscience investigators in a central location and to provide vitally needed new laboratory-testing areas for newly recruited faculty, including the new Director of the YRPRC (Dr. Stuart Zola), for existing faculty whose programs are growing, as well as faculty being recruited to join the neuroscience community at YRPRC and EU. In addition, some faculty will be relocated to the third floor of the new building from temporary occupancy of space in the YRPRC, Division of Microbiology and Immunology, with the vacated space used to expand program in vaccine research. The additional space will significantly enhance both the quality and scope of research and training at the YRPRC, substantially increase the number of collaborations with other investigators in the region, and dramatically improve the Center's ability to meet national health needs.