URMC Equipment Procurement for an eABSL3 Facility for Small Animal Investigations

描述（由申请人提供）：罗切斯特大学医学中心（URMC）正在赞助在URMC MRBX地下室的外壳空间建造一个新的增强型动物生物安全3级（eABSL 3）设施。该设施的设计旨在安全地容纳高致病性禽流感（HPAI）和其他需要eABSL 3遏制的病原体的动物实验。该提案是一项为新eABSL 3套件中与动物护理和饲养相关的设备提供资金的请求。特别是，我们正在申请资金，用于所需的生物防护动物笼、套房净化、用于动物换笼和实验操作的生物安全柜以及废物/设备净化系统。所有要求的设备仅供此套房内使用。所有剩余的建设和运营成本不属于本申请的一部分，并将由URMC支持。完成后，该设施将作为一个核心，以支持NIH赞助的高致病性禽流感和类似病原体的研究。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) is sponsoring the construction of a new enhanced Animal Biosafety Level 3 (eABSL3) facility in shell space of the URMC MRBX basement. The facility is being designed to safely accommodate animal experiments with agents such as highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) and other pathogens that require eABSL3 containment. This proposal is a request to fund equipment related to animal care and housing within the new eABSL3 suite. In particular, we are requesting funds for the required biocontainment animal caging, suite decontamination, biosafety cabinets for cage changing and experimental manipulation of animals, and the waste/equipment decontamination systems. All of the equipment requested is for sole use within this suite. All remaining construction and operations costs are NOT a part of this application, and will be supported by the URMC. Upon completion, this facility will operate as a Core to support NIH sponsored research on HPAI and similar pathogens.