Infrastructure Improvements for the Caribbean Primate R*

加勒比灵长类动物 R* 的基础设施改善

• 批准号: 7000749
• 负责人: Melween I. Martinez
• 金额: $ 400万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO MED SCIENCES
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2009
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2009-10-20 至 2014-10-19
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/7000749
• 关键词: Caribbean region; Primates; Research Infrastructure

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The purpose of this application is to obtain funds for essential infrastructure improvements to enhance the quality of animal research and care at the Sabana Seca Field Station of the Caribbean Primate Research Center (CPRC). For over 30 years the CPRC has been providing a valuable service to the scientific community by supplying healthy Indian-origin rhesus macaques with known backgrounds and of the same genetic pool for use in studies for numerous diseases that affect humans. For the period between October 2000 and October 2004, the CPRC provided over 600 monkeys to PHS and NIH-sponsored research programs and the demand for this species for biomedical and biodefense research initiatives is expected to increase. The proposed construction is an integral part of a multi-phase master plan to modernize the research support facilities of the CPRC in order to continue providing an adequate supply of quality animals to researchers. The proposed projects include the construction of a new veterinary services facility to replace a small and outdated clinic, the upgrade of the electrical infrastructure, and the purchase, installation and construction of a cage rack washer facility. The anticipated impact of the proposed renovations on the animal care and use program, on the research programs of intramural and extramural investigators, and on biomedical research overall, is substantial. These improvements will assure quality research support by expanding and improving the capability of the CPRC to meet current and projected needs to supply rhesus monkeys for biomedical, biodefense, and behavioral research initiatives of National importance.

描述（由申请人提供）： 本应用的目的是获得基础设施改进的资金，以提高加勒比灵长类动物研究中心（CPRC）Sabana Seca野战站的动物研究和护理质量。 30多年来，CPRC一直通过提供具有已知背景的健康印度 - 原始恒河猕猴为科学界提供宝贵的服务，并且具有相同的遗传库，用于用于研究许多影响人类的疾病。在2000年10月至2004年10月之间的期间，CPRC为PHS和NIH赞助的研究计划提供了600多种猴子，并且对该物种对生物医学和生物形式研究计划的需求有望增加。拟议的建筑是多相总体规划不可或缺的一部分，旨在使CPRC的研究支持设施现代化，以便继续向研究人员提供足够的优质动物供应。拟议的项目包括建造新的兽医服务设施，以取代小型且过时的诊所，电气基础设施的升级以及购买，安装和建造笼架垫圈设施。拟议的翻新对动物护理和使用计划的预期影响，对壁内和壁外研究人员的研究计划以及对生物医学研究的总体影响是很大的。这些改进将通过扩大和提高CPRC的能力满足当前和预计需求的能力来确保质量研究支持，从而为恒河猴提供针对国家重要性的生物医学，生物实施和行为研究计划。