The University of Cincinnati (UC) is a premier public research university committed to continued growth of its research enterprise. NCRR has recently awarded $8.4 million and UC has committed $3.2 million to renovate the oldest and most heavily used of our animal facilities (G20RR030832). Renovation will more than double capacity for that facility with the use of the MACS 160 Gentle Air Caging Systems (racks) for which the facility was designed. With our current census we are at capacity using less efficient racks, and can only budget for gradual replacement / expansion without the ability to accommodate the needs of the remodeled facility and new faculty hires. In short, we will soon have a brand new animal facility without the ability to expand into the new space. There is an urgent need, therefore, to obtain rodent racks that will allow us to begin to utilize the new facility, increase animal capacity, maximize flexibility in rodent housing, increase efficiencies for labor, energy, and water, improve operation safety and enhance indoor environmental air quality while improving the micro-environment of the rodents. Unless these unmet needs are addressed, UC will be unable to fully utilize the renovated facility, provide sustained barrier-level rodent housing, or guarantee disease-free animal models for continued grant-funded research, thereby jeopardizing our ability to recruit and retain outstanding researchers and meet the future needs of (primarily NIH-sponsored) grant-funded projects.

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
Office of The Director, National Institutes of Health (OD)
Type
Grants for Repair, Renovation and Modernization of Existing Research Facilities (G20)
Project #
1G20OD016088-01
Application #
8184218
Study Section
Scientific and Technical Review Board on Biomedical and Behavioral Research Facilities (STRB)
Program Officer
Mccullough, Willie
Project Start
2012-06-01
Project End
2013-05-31
Budget Start
2012-06-01
Budget End
2013-05-31
Support Year
1
Fiscal Year
2012
Total Cost
$491,064
Indirect Cost
Name
University of Cincinnati
Department
Veterinary Sciences
Type
Schools of Medicine
DUNS #
041064767
City
Cincinnati
State
OH
Country
United States
Zip Code
45221