The AHRC, a 75,000 square-foot facility, is comprised of BSL-2 labs, ABSL-2 spaces, BSL-3 labs, and ABSL-3/ABSL-3Ag vivarium. Each lab is available for reservation by UGA and outside researchers.
BSL-3 Labs
The AHRC’s BSL-3 lab spaces consist of four labs, with 170 square feet of research space each, in addition to one lab with 350 square feet of research space.
Each lab includes:
- One+ Class 2, A2 biosafety cabinet
- A tabletop centrifuge
- -20 and/or -80 freezer
- CO2 incubators
- Orbital shaker
- Portable sink
Additional resources available for use:
- BSL-3 Mass Spectrometer in one of the 170 square foot labs
- BSL-2+ 30L fermenter unit in the 350 square foot lab
All five labs share a 400-square-foot common prep area with a common usage pass-through sterilizer.
ABSL-3
There are six ABSL-3 rooms with 300 square feet each of animal research space equipped with an automatic watering system and temperature and humidity controls.
Use of these rooms includes the following:
- Required clothing for use inside biocontainment areas, including personal protective equipment (PPE)
- Use of common biocontainment areas, such as showers and lockers
- Waste management services, including: tissue digester, effluent decontamination, incineration, sharps disposal, autoclave waste disposal
- Liquid disinfection and sterilization utilizing VHP with biomonitors
- Complete animal care services
ABSL-3Ag
Large Rooms
Six rooms with 250 square feet each of animal research space equipped with temperature and humidity controls. Each room includes an ante-room and inner and outer changing rooms.
Use of these rooms includes the following:
- Required clothing for use inside biocontainment areas, including personal protective equipment (PPE)
- Use of common biocontainment areas, such as showers and lockers
- Waste management services, including: tissue digester, effluent decontamination, incineration, sharps disposal, autoclave waste disposal
- Liquid disinfection and sterilization utilizing VHP with biomonitors
- Complete animal care services
Extra Large Rooms
Two rooms with 670 square feet each of animal research space equipped with temperature and humidity controls. Each room includes an ante-room and inner and outer changing rooms
Use of these rooms includes the following:
- Required clothing for use inside biocontainment areas, including personal protective equipment (PPE)
- Use of common biocontainment areas, such as showers and lockers
- Waste management services, including: tissue digester, effluent decontamination, incineration, sharps disposal, autoclave waste disposal
- Liquid disinfection and sterilization utilizing VHP with biological indicators
- Complete animal care services
