Funds of $500,000 are requested by the University of South Carolina to improve the existing Animal Resource Facilities (ARF) in the basement of Building 4 of the School of Medicine campus. This would involve 1) the purchase and installation of an emergency power generator 2) replacement of an antiquated tunnel washer, and upgrade of the cage wash room to provide a """"""""clean"""""""" and """"""""dirty"""""""" area. The short-term goals of the project are 1) To provide quality housing for rodents especially immunocompromised, transgenic, knockout and knockin mice. 2) To enhance the environmental conditions as well as health and safety for the animal care and animal use personnel. 3) To enable the PHS-funded investigators to pursue cutting-edge research in the areas of Cardiovascular Sciences, Cancer Biology and Neurosciences. 4) To facilitate the recruitment of new faculty and trainees. 5) To help ARF maintain AAALAC accreditation and be compliant with the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals. These renovations would benefit 25 investigators who have attracted ~$10.75 million in annual direct costs. Furthermore, the university is undergoing major expansion and several new faculty have been recruited in the past few years as well as active searches are ongoing. In summary, this project would meet the long-term goals of providing outstanding ARF to pursue biomedical research that would lead to translational studies to meet the regional and national needs by development of tools for early diagnosis, improved prognosis as well as preventive and therapeutic approaches against disease. ? ? ?

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Center for Research Resources (NCRR)
Type
Grants for Repair, Renovation and Modernization of Existing Research Facilities (G20)
Project #
1G20RR023990-01A1
Application #
7434013
Study Section
Scientific and Technical Review Board on Biomedical and Behavioral Research Facilities (STRB)
Program Officer
Mccullough, Willie
Project Start
2008-06-15
Project End
2010-05-14
Budget Start
2008-06-15
Budget End
2010-05-14
Support Year
1
Fiscal Year
2008
Total Cost
$441,954
Indirect Cost
Name
University of South Carolina at Columbia
Department
Pathology
Type
Schools of Medicine
DUNS #
041387846
City
Columbia
State
SC
Country
United States
Zip Code
29208