Reptile research facility

这项提案是为申请人持有的题为“爬行动物牙齿和颌骨开发”的发现赠款所使用的设备提供资金。所要求的主要设备包括荧光立体显微镜、能够清除麻醉气体的爬行动物手术台、组织培养箱、卵培养箱和组织切碎机。这些设备将在生命科学研究所（LSI）的实验室和比较医学中心（CCM）之间共享。在接下来的6个月里，我们需要将壁虎群落从生命科学研究所目前的替代住房中迁出。此举是由加拿大动物护理理事会、UBC动物护理委员会和LSI授权的。CACC允许我们留在LSI作为临时措施，但他们表示壁虎最好应该被安置在专用设施中。不列颠哥伦比亚省大学有一个新的动物设施，有能力容纳外来动物。CCM的优点是，将有专家技术人员照顾壁虎24/7，房间的照明和温度可以控制，用于住房的空间和用于外科手术的空间之间存在分离。缺点是CCM距离当前建筑约30分钟步行路程，并且我们使用的一些专业设备不可用，包括荧光立体显微镜和能够清除气体麻醉剂的手术台。一周往返几次运送动物和设备太远了。如此频繁地移动动物也是有压力的。这项提案的目的是复制目前在里奇曼实验室的一些设备，以继续研究。

This proposal is to fund equipment used in the Discovery Grant entitled "Reptilian Tooth and Jaw Development" held by the applicant. The major equipment requested includes a fluorescence stereomicroscope, reptile surgery table capable of scavenging anesthetic gases, tissue culture incubator, egg incubator and tissue chopper. The equipment will be shared between the lab in the Life Sciences Institute (LSI) and the Centre for Comparative Medicine (CCM). In the next 6 months we need to move the gecko colony out of the current, alternative housing in the Life Sciences Institute. The move has been mandated by the Canadian Council on Animal Care, the UBC Animal Care Committee and the LSI. The CACC has allowed us to remain in the LSI as a temporary measure but they have stated that the geckos should ideally be housed in dedicated facilities. The University of British Columbia has a new animal facility with the capacity to house exotic animals. The advantages of the CCM are that there will be expert technicians looking after the geckos 24/7, the lighting and temperature of the rooms can be controlled, there is a separation between space used for housing and space used for surgical procedures. The disadvantages are that the CCM is approximately a 30 min walk away from the current building and that some of the specialized equipment we use is not available including the fluorescence stereomicroscope and a surgical table capable of scavenging gas anesthetics. It is too far to transport animals and equipment back and forth several times a week. It is also stressful for the animals to be moved so frequently. The aim of this proposal is to duplicate some of the equipment that is currently in the Richman lab in order to continue the research.