UTHouston Core Center for Vision Research

UT休斯顿大学视觉研究核心中心

• 批准号: 9361641
• 负责人: STEPHEN C MASSEY
• 金额: $ 61.6万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH SCI CTR HOUSTON
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2017
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2017-09-01 至 2022-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9361641
• 关键词: Address; Area; Behavioral; Biometry; Cancer Center; Circadian Rhythms; Collaborations; Communication; Core Grant; Development; Direct Costs; Doctor of Medicine; Equipment; Eye diseases; Faculty; Funding; Genetic; Grant; Growth; Human Resources; Image; Individual; Inherited; Investments; Laboratories; Microscope; Molecular; Molecular Genetics; Neurophysiology - biologic function; Performance; Pilot Projects; Play; Privatization; Public Health Schools; Qualifying; Recruitment Activity; Regulation; Research; Research Activity; Research Infrastructure; Research Personnel; Research Support; Resources; Retina; Retinal Degeneration; Role; Scientist; Services; Sleep; Structure; Synapses; Technology; Texas; Universities; Vision; Vision Disorders; Vision research; Visual system structure; Wages; active vision; design; extrastriate visual cortex; information processing; innovation; interest; medical schools; meetings; member; neural circuit; pre-clinical; programs; vision development; visual control; visual neuroscience; visual process; visual processing

ABSTRACT The Vision Research Group at The University of Texas in Houston (UT) has significant strength in the areas of Visual Neuroscience, Molecular Genetics, and Visual System Development. Core Grant support is requested for an Administrative Module and 3 service Modules, which reflect the breadth of these interests: an Imaging Module, a Molecular Resources and Services Module, and a Biostatistics and Computation Module. These Modules will provide expertise, research opportunities and infrastructure beyond the reach of individual faculty members. Core Grant support will encourage collaboration and support pilot projects leading to new research programs. Vision Research has been identified as an area for investment and development at UT and we provide documented evidence of institutional commitment to support our research effort. Specifically, the administration has provided funds to purchase a new confocal microscope (Zeiss LSM800 with Airyscan) to upgrade the Vision Core Imaging Module. Thus, significant resources, personnel and laboratory space have been committed to the Vision Research Group, a faculty group that crosses departmental lines. The Vision Research Group currently holds 8 qualifying NEI-supported R01s. In the last year, we recruited 2 new faculty members. Our new recruits were attracted, in part, by the outstanding facilities supported by the Vision Core Grant. In total, the Vision Research Group now consists of 15 vision scientists from the McGovern Medical School, the School of Public Health and the UT M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. The members of the Vision Research Group receive approximately $4.4M (direct costs) of research funds annually. In 2015/16, the Vision Research Group received almost $3.8M in institutional support for salaries, new faculty and equipment. With the continued support of the Vision Core Grant, a further period of growth and innovative research may be expected for the Vision Research Group at UT.

摘要 得克萨斯大学休斯顿分校（UT）的视觉研究小组在以下领域具有显著的优势： 视觉神经科学，分子遗传学和视觉系统发育。需要核心赠款支持 一个管理模块和3个服务模块，反映了这些兴趣的广度： 模块，分子资源和服务模块，生物统计和计算模块。 这些模块将提供超出个人能力范围的专业知识、研究机会和基础设施。 教职员工。核心赠款支持将鼓励合作，并支持试点项目， 研究项目。愿景研究已被确定为UT的投资和发展领域 我们提供机构承诺的书面证据，以支持我们的研究工作。具体地说， 政府已经提供资金购买一台新的共聚焦显微镜（Zeiss LSM 800 with Airyscan）， 升级Vision Core成像模块。因此，大量的资源、人员和实验室空间 一直致力于视觉研究小组，一个跨部门的教师小组。视觉 研究集团目前拥有8个合格的NEI支持的R 01。去年，我们招了两名新教师 成员我们的新员工部分是被Vision Core支持的优秀设施所吸引 格兰特.视觉研究小组现在总共由来自麦戈文医疗中心的15名视觉科学家组成。 学校，公共卫生学院和UT医学博士。安德森癌症中心。The Vision的成员 研究小组每年收到大约440万美元的研究资金（直接费用）。在2015/16年，愿景 研究小组获得了近380万美元的机构支持，用于工资，新教师和设备。与 愿景核心补助金的持续支持，进一步的增长和创新研究可能会 期待在UT的视觉研究小组。