Containment Equipment Improvements for Northwestern University

描述（由申请人提供）：比较医学中心（CCM）支持西北大学（NU）教师使用动物的研究，教学和测试活动。CCM提供照顾和监督动物的人道使用，房屋研究动物，维护支持空间和服务的动物使用，提供在照顾和使用动物的培训，并支持动物护理和使用委员会的活动。该大学在研究中使用动物方面经历了广泛的增长，因此对动物研究相关资源的需求增加。在过去的7年里，大学已经建立了两个新的动物设施;埃文斯顿校园的Pancoe大楼和芝加哥校园的Lurie大楼。需要增加资源的领域是大学的遏制和检疫设施。在这个应用程序中，我们寻求资金，以协助购买遏制机架，橱柜和笼子系统。购买该设备将使大学能够1。为使用动物的人员保持安全的工作环境，这些动物需要圈养，2。改善大学的动物资源，使其能够继续遵守与研究动物护理标准有关的所有相关指导方针，政策和法规。提高隔离和检疫设施的能力和效率，4.满足研究人员日益增长的需求，进行涉及危害和/或病毒载体的研究。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The Center for Comparative Medicine (CCM) supports the research, teaching and testing activities of Northwestern University (NU) faculty using animals. CCM provides the care for and oversees the humane use of animals, houses research animals, maintains support spaces and services for the use of animals, provides training in the care and use of animals and supports the activities of the NU Animal Care and Use Committee. The University has experienced extensive growth in the use of animals in research and as a result there are increased needs for animal research associated resources. Over the last 7 years the University has built two new animal facilities; the Pancoe building on the Evanston campus and the Lurie building on the Chicago campus. Areas needing increased resources are the University's containment and quarantine facilities. In this application we seek funding to assist with the purchase of containment racks, cabinets and caging systems. The purchase of this equipment will allow the University to 1. Maintain a safe and secure working environment for personnel using animals that require the containment housing, 2. Improve the University's animal resources so that it may continue to comply with all relevant guidelines, policies and regulations which relate to standards of research animal care, 3. Increase the capacity and efficiencies of the containment and quarantine facilities, 4. Meet the growing needs of investigators performing studies involving hazards and/or viral vectors.