# Alteration and Renovation

> **NIH NIH P20** · LOUISIANA STATE UNIV A&M COL BATON ROUGE · 2020 · $109,882

## Abstract

Alterations and Renovations Project Summary
SUBR Vivarium: The Southern University and A&M College, Baton Rouge (SUBR) has the distinction of being
seventh in the country for serving minority students and producing BS graduates with PhD degree. In the last
five years, SUBR has successfully produced around 1000 BS-degree science graduates (STEM related).
However, from the students who enroll in graduate programs, about 12% complete their PhDs. Enhancing both
retention and graduation can be strengthened by improving the research infrastructure at SUBR. The Southern
University Health Research Center (HRC) was established in 1969 through a matching grant from the Health
Research Facilities of the Division of Research Resources of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). It consists
of 35 rooms, of these 7 rooms have been dedicated for the vivarium in the HRC. The vivarium facility has not
been used in over 10 years, necessitating revival, and the current proposal seeks to reestablish the vivarium
facility in the existing space. We are confident that once the animal house in HRC becomes operational again,
the SUBR faculty from various departments will be able to engage in research activities and work towards
obtaining research support and further enhance biomedical research portfolio. Concomitantly, the animal
experimentations at HRC will help in attracting more students and provide greater diversity of faculty, staff and
students. The planned renovation will be executed according to the following aims: Specific Aim 1: To
upgrade the infrastructure of vivarium facility at SUBR. Specific Aim 2: To develop/enhance a pipeline of
investigators that utilize the proposed animal facility at Southern University.
GSU Carver Core Laboratory: The overall goal of this project is to modernize the Biological Research Core
Laboratory (Room185) in the Carver Hall Science Building Annex through substantial renovation. This space
was originally built as a teaching laboratory in 1970 and has never been renovated. The classroom-style
laboratory floorplan and casework severely restrict floor space for freestanding equipment and bench space for
benchtop instruments. This core laboratory was first established in 2015 to support research through grant
funding received from the Louisiana Board of Regents Support Fund. The equipment housed in this room has
been enhanced using funding received from the Louisiana Biomedical Research Network. The laboratory
currently supports the research and training activities of several faculty members (including two INBRE/LBRN
principal investigators) and their students. We propose four specific aims in this renovation: Specific Aim 1:
Improve workflow by replacing the existing casework with modern workstations connected to power and
Ethernet. Specific Aim 2: Enhance laboratory safety and functionality by installing a new fume hood and
solvent cabinet. Specific Aim 3: Boost the recruitment and retention of underrepresented minorities in biolo...

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9902051
- **Project number:** 2P20GM103424-19
- **Recipient organization:** LOUISIANA STATE UNIV A&M COL BATON ROUGE
- **Principal Investigator:** Konstantin G Kousoulas
- **Activity code:** P20 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $109,882
- **Award type:** 2
- **Project period:** 2001-09-25 → 2025-04-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9902051

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9902051, Alteration and Renovation (2P20GM103424-19). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-08 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9902051. Licensed CC0.

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