Tulane_University_Interdisciplinary_Bioscience_Initiative

描述(由申请人提供)：杜兰大学的这份提案是一份资金申请，用于改造我们健康科学中心园区J.Bennett Johnston健康和环境研究大楼(JBJ大楼)内的精选生物医学研究实验室。这一改造的主要目标是创造开放的合作空间，促进跨学科研究。拟议的改建面积为2,876平方米(31,915平方米)。英国《金融时报》)在一栋建于15年前的建筑的三层楼里，有非常传统的、以学科为导向的实验室和办公室。杜兰大学致力于保持一流的研究机构，以高质量、尖端、基础和翻译研究而闻名。拟议的改革将提供现代化的开放式实验室，促进调查人员之间的协作互动，并支持每个套间的区域，包括设备室、组织培养室和会议室(团队房间)。每个套房都与同一研究领域的其他研究人员相邻，以促进核心设备的互动和使用。此外，我们会改善大楼的外墙，以改善实验室区域的环境照明，以及改善工作环境的整体舒适性，从而提高生产力，同时节省电力照明的成本。项目团队将为该项目争取LEED银牌评级。拟议的重建反映了杜兰大学研究文化的变化，提供了一种超越传统学科界限的方式，认识到更广泛的前景中的机会，并促进我们在历史和当前优势领域--传染病、心血管疾病-肾脏高血压和癌症--的跨学科和转化性研究。在每一种情况下，这些小组都将汇集来自整个大学的科学家和工程师，包括我们在每个领域最有成效的一些调查人员，以及将受益于这些单位高级调查人员提供指导的初级调查人员。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This proposal by Tulane University is a request for funds to remodel select biomedical research laboratories in the J. Bennett Johnston Health and Environmental Research Building (JBJ building) on our Health Science Center campus. The main objective of this remodeling is to create open collaborative spaces that foster interdisciplinary research. The proposed remodeling encompasses 2,876 m2 (31,915 sq. ft.) on three floor of a building that was built fifteen years ago with very traditional, discipline oriented laboratories and offices. Tulane University is committed to remaining a top-tier research institution known for high quality, cutting-edge, basic and translational research. The proposed changes will provide modern, open laboratories that promote collaborative interactions between investigators, and support areas for each suite that include equipment rooms, tissue culture rooms, and meeting areas (Team rooms). Each suite is located adjacent to other investigators in the same research field to facilitate interaction and use of core equipment. In addition, we will upgrade the fa¿ade of the building to improve ambient lighting in the laboratory areas and improve the overall comfort in the work environment, thereby increasing productivity while realizing cost savings in electrical lighting. The project team will pursue a rating of LEED Silver for this project. The proposed remodeling reflects a change in the research culture at Tulane University by providing a means for looking beyond traditional discipline boundaries, recognizing opportunities across a broader landscape, and promoting interdisciplinary and translational research in areas where we have historic and current strengths - Infectious Diseases, Cardiovascular Disease - Renal - Hypertension, and Cancer. In each case, those groups will bring together scientists and engineers from across the university, including some of our most productive investigators in each field, as well as junior investigators who will benefit from the mentoring provided by the senior investigators in those units.