COMMON INSTRUMENTATION AREA & SERVICES (CIAS)

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• 批准号: 6973821
• 负责人: MISTY J EATON
• 金额: $ 5.37万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSIDAD CENTRAL DEL CARIBE
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2004
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2004-09-29 至 2005-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/6973821
• 关键词: Puerto Rico; biomedical equipment resource; biomedical facility; clinical research; computer program /software; computer system hardware; minority institution research support

The RCMI program in general and the CIAS in particular have been a great success at UCC. CIAS has had a pivotal role in providing the infrastructure necessary to develop strong research programs that would otherwise be impossible at this small university. In particular, CIAS is a core area hosing major equipment such as ultracentrifuges, freezers, spectrophotometers, gamma counters, etc, as well as the centralized cell culture facility. CIAS fosters equipment sharing, centralizes maintenance of equipment and provides repair for the equipment of all the projects (not just the equipment located in the CIAS). There are currently two technicians to see to the needs of the scientific community at UCC. 1) An electronics technician who is in charge of the maintenance of the common equipment and knowledgeable in designing and producing simple electronic devices and solving simple problems with computer hardware and software. 2) A machine shop operator/handyman who has skills ranging from precision work like building electrophysiological recording chambers to general repairs such as installing plumbing in new facilities. The CIAS continues to be indispensable for the maintenance and future development of research at this institution. In this proposal, we request funding to continue to conserve and upgrade the existing facilities and resources initially funded by RCMI including the common instrumentation, the electronics shop and the machine shop. In addition, we request money to provide a temporary solution to the problem of limitations of space for research laboratories by renting trailers for laboratory space while we secure funding for a permanent addition to the UCC. The elements detailed above form the basis of our plan to maintain, fortify and expand our infrastructure for scientific research.

总体而言，RCMI 项目，特别是 CIAS 项目在 UCC 取得了巨大成功。西亚斯 在提供必要的基础设施以开发强大的研究项目方面发挥了关键作用，而这在这所小型大学是不可能实现的。其中，CIAS是核心区域，拥有超速离心机、冷冻机、分光光度计、伽玛计数器等主要设备以及集中细胞培养设施。 CIAS促进设备共享，集中维护设备，并为所有项目的设备（不仅仅是位于CIAS的设备）提供维修。目前 UCC 有两名技术人员负责满足科学界的需求。 1）电子技术人员，负责通用设备的维护，熟悉设计和生产简单的电子设备，并解决计算机软硬件的简单问题。 2) 机械车间操作员/杂工，其技能范围从建造电生理记录室等精密工作到在新设施中安装管道等一般维修。 CIAS 对于该机构研究的维护和未来发展仍然是不可或缺的。在本提案中，我们请求资金继续保存和升级最初由 RCMI 资助的现有设施和资源，包括通用仪器、电子车间和机械车间。此外，我们请求资金通过租用实验室空间拖车来临时解决研究实验室空间有限的问题，同时我们还为 UCC 的永久扩建提供资金。上述详细内容构成了我们维护、加强和扩大科学研究基础设施计划的基础。