Volker Hall Animal Facility Phase IV

描述(由申请人提供)：这份来自阿拉巴马大学伯明翰分校(UAB)的申请要求获得资金(NCRR$500,000，UAB承诺的$39,000)，以完成UAB第二大和最古老的动物设施的翻新。沃尔克霍尔动物设施(VHAF)建于1971年，提供了45,500 NSF的动物住所、程序和支持空间。从2000年开始，VHAF经历了三个阶段的翻新。这项建议(第IV期)将完成1000间动物房的装修工程，并提供：(1)一间最先进的动物尸检室；(2)三间具特殊灯光控制功能(全暗及/或光线)的动物房；(3)改善16间动物房的供暖通风及空调系统，以便对室内温度进行集中监测/控制；及(4)为VHAF大型动物房周围的走廊加设墙壁保护栏杆。处理了以下缺陷：没有适当的设施对大型动物进行身体解剖和身体处理；没有足够的空间进行末期啮齿动物程序；没有适当的动物收容空间，用于需要完全黑暗/光照的视网膜研究；对动物收容室温度监测不足；由于没有墙壁保护栏杆，导致墙壁、门和墙上安装的设备受损。要求的改进将使UAB的所有大型动物研究人员(21人)、所有在VHAF中饲养动物的小型动物研究人员(35人)以及需要为动物提供特殊照明条件的视网膜研究人员(6)受益。这些设施将帮助完成69个正在进行的动物研究项目(1670万美元)和113个悬而未决的动物研究项目(1.204亿美元)。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This application from the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) requests funds ($500,000 NCRR, $39,000 committed from UAB) for the completion of the renovation of the second largest and oldest animal facility at UAB. The Volker Hall Animal Facility (VHAF) was constructed in 1971 and provides 45,500 nsf of animal housing, procedure and support space. The VHAF has undergone a three phase renovation starting in 2000. This proposal (Phase IV) will complete the fitout of 1000 nsf and provide: (1) a state of the art animal necropsy room, (2) three animal housing rooms with special light control features (total darkness and/or light), (3) heating ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) improvement to 16 animal housing rooms allowing centralized monitoring/control of room temperatures, and (4) wall protection railings for the corridors surrounding the large animal housing rooms of the VHAF. The following deficiencies are addressed: absence of appropriate facilities for large animal necropsy and rendering of carcasses for disposal; insufficient space for terminal rodent procedures; absence of appropriate housing space for animals used in retinal research requiring total darkness/light; inadequate monitoring of animal housing room temperatures; and damaged walls, doors and wall mounted equipment due to absence of wall protection railing. The requessted improvements will benefit all large animal researchers at UAB (21), all small animal researchers (35) with animals housed in VHAF and retinal researchers requiring special lighting conditions for their animals (6). These facilities will contribute to the completion of 69 active ($16.7M) and 113 pending ($120.4M) animal research projects.