ObjectivesTo provide laboratory support for this CIPRA programTo provide central laboratory facilities at HIV-NAT for those sites with limited capacityTo develop laboratory capacity in regional sites where possibleTo develop QA/QC programs to monitor inter- and intra-laboratory variability and to standardize laboratory proceduresfor specialized study endpoint assaysTo provide regional training program in principles of pharmaceutical level Good Laboratory Practice, laboratorytechniques and quality managementSpecific aimsTo employ additional technical personnel in accordance with increased activity according to the projectsTo purchase additional laboratory equipment to accommodate the increased activity associated with the projectsTo procure additional administrative infrastructure to support this laboratory coreTo expand the existing laboratory facilities to accommodate additional activity associated with the CIPRA programMethodsTwo full-time laboratory technologists and three assistant laboratory technicians will be employed. This number isbased on the current formula for workload distribution for employment at the HIV-NAT laboratory. A laboratoryadministrative assistant will be employed to oversee the clerical aspects of the four projects. As HIV-NAT will be thecentral laboratory for many sites, the centrifuge, biological safety cabinet and flow cytometer are needed with theexpected increase in activity. Other existing equipment is adequate.Additional -80 deg freezers will be needed for-long term specimen storage for all four projects. It is envisaged that mostlong-term storage will occur at HIV-NAT. A system of specimen transport between the sites and HIV-NAT using groundand air transport with portable liquid nitrogen tanks will be developed due to the unreliable supply of solid carbondioxide (dry ice) in remote sites. There will be a need for temporary local storage at regional sites prior to shipment.Small freezers for temporary specimen storage will be purchased for this purpose.
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