# Improvements to the Regional Biocontainment Research Facilities at the University of Missouri

> **NIH NIH G20** · UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-COLUMBIA · 2021 · $3,327,268

## Abstract

PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT
The central philosophy we used in approaching this opportunity was to not include items of routine
maintenance or repair, which are currently provided by our experts in facilities management. Instead, we
have focused on subsystem repairs or upgrades that are considered “betterments”. Betterments are not
routinely performed by facility management without an associated cost or without going through an external
contractor. Therefore, the scope of our proposal is limited to facility betterments. Broadly, the betterments
(or what we need) are divided into three major subareas as listed below while additional technical details
are provided in the Modernization Plan. We have identified a series of high priority targets and each request
is detailed within the following sections.
SPACES: REMODELING OF ARTHROPOD CONTAINMENT SUITE, ANIMAL ROOMS, CHANGE ROOMS AND
ROOF SYSTEM. Renovations of our change room spaces, replacement of the flat room section above our
security office and breakroom, painting and drywall repairs in our mechanical spaces, upgrades of our
ABSL3 space with Arcoplast ceilings and renovations to our arthropod containment suite.
FACILITY SUBSYSTEM UPGRADES/BETTERMENTS. Briefly, these subsystems include the following: an
elevator, upgrades to our outer fence and gates, security server and camera upgrades, upgrades to our
Phoenix valves and Metasys controllers, upgrades to our steam boiler burner systems, gas system upgrades
including liquid nitrogen, CO2, house vacuum and compressed air subsystems, and addition of a new suite
communication system.
REPLACEMENT/BETTERMENT OF CORE EQUIPMENT. To support the functionality and safety of the
improved facility we have requested and identified several pieces of equipment. Requested equipment
includes a new effluent decontamination system (EDS), 4 class II biosafety cabinets; 2 vaporous hydrogen
peroxide area decontamination systems; upgrades/replacements for the Immunology Core and Aerobiology
Core; information technology core improvements; and 2 walk-in arthropod environmental chambers.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10394455
- **Project number:** 1G20AI167403-01
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-COLUMBIA
- **Principal Investigator:** Christian L. Lorson
- **Activity code:** G20 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $3,327,268
- **Award type:** 1
- **Project period:** 2021-09-23 → 2025-02-28

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10394455

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10394455, Improvements to the Regional Biocontainment Research Facilities at the University of Missouri (1G20AI167403-01). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10394455. Licensed CC0.

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