Maintaining Ultracentrifugation Capacity for Biological Research at the Ontario Veterinary College

向NSERC申请资金以购买最先进的 超速离心机和转子，以保持核心超速离心机的能力 病理生物学系和安大略兽医学院。装备 要求包括Beckman BioSafe Optima XPN-90超速离心机，三台 超高速转子和为期4年的服务合同。作为保证访问 所需的基本核心研究设备是大多数研究的关键 本部门的计划，最初4年期间的服务合同 包含在此应用程序中。随后，服务和维护成本 将由病理生物系负责。该署亦会 将技术员工资的一部分用于购买离心机设备 维修和HQP培训。我国超速离心设备的高龄化 使我们处于一个岌岌可危的境地只有一个功能 超离心机(无服务合同)和两个超转子。为. 其研究计划在很大程度上依赖于获得基础知识的部门 超速离心机，怎么强调都不为过 所要求的设备是为了使我们的研究计划和 我们培训的无数HQP。无法获得建议的 基础设施将对我们的发展和增长产生负面影响 研究项目。所要求的超速离心机和转子绝对是 对我们的病毒学和病毒免疫学的持续全面运作至关重要 实验室和我们HQP的培训。

Funds are requested from NSERC to purchase a state-of the-art ultracentrifuge and rotors to maintain core ultracentrifugation capacity within the department of Pathobiology and the Ontario Veterinary College. Equipment requested includes a Beckman BioSafe Optima XPN-90 ultracentrifuge, three ultra-speed rotors and a 4-year service contract. As guaranteed access to the essential core research equipment requested is critical a majority of research programs in the department, a service contract during the initial 4-year period is included in this application. Subsequently, service and maintenance costs will be covered by the Department of Pathobiology. The department will also contribute a portion of a technician’s salary for centrifuge equipment maintenance and HQP training. The advanced age of our ultracentrifuge equipment has left us in the precarious position of having only one functional ultracentrifuge (with no service contract) and two ultra-rotors. For a department whose research programs depend heavily on access to basic ultracentrifugation equipment, it cannot be emphasized enough how critical the requested equipment is for the continued success of our research programs and the numerous HQP that we train. Inability to acquire the proposed infrastructure will negatively impact the development and growth of our research programs. The ultracentrifuge and rotors requested are absolutely critical for the continuous full operation of our virology and viral immunology laboratories and for training of our HQP.