Core Grant for Vision Research

罗切斯特大学视觉科学中心(CVS)是一个跨部门的项目，将视觉科学家聚集在一起，他们都相信，只有通过来自不同学科的科学家的共同努力才能理解视觉系统。CVS教员的专业知识横跨视觉科学的心理物理、生理、计算、解剖和临床方法。核心的作用是将这些方法整合到一个协调一致的研究工作中。自5年前的上一次竞争审查以来，CVS的成员已从25人增加到28人。在同一时期，罗切斯特大学用于视觉研究的资金总额从每年720万美元增至1100万美元，罗切斯特大学的视觉研究环境从未像现在这样强大。NEI Core Grant利用视觉研究的资金，提高效率和生产率，增强吸引高技能技术人员的能力，增加协作研究，帮助开发共享技术和仪器，并吸引其他学科的科学家。 核心将支持三个模块： 计算模块为心理物理和生理实验、实时实验控制、数据分析和计算建模提供生成复杂视觉刺激的专业知识。 仪器模块提供光学、电子和机械工程方面的专业知识，以设计、组装、维护和维修用于视觉研究的新型设备。 成像模块提供组织学、共焦成像和功能磁共振成像设施。

The Center for Visual Science (CVS) at the University of Rochester is an interdepartmental program that brings together vision scientists who share the conviction that the visual system can only be understood through the combined effort of scientists from different disciplines. The expertise of the CVS faculty spans psychophysical, physiological, computational, anatomical, and clinical approaches to visual science. The role of the Core is to integrate these approaches into a coordinated research effort. Since the last competitive review 5 years ago, CVS has grown from 25 to 28 members. Over the same time period, total funding for vision research at Rochester has grown from $7.2M to $11M per year and the environment for vision research at Rochester has never been stronger. The NEI Core Grant leverages funding for vision research, increases efficiency and productivity, increases the ability to attract highly-skilled technical staff, increases collaborative research, helps to develop shared techniques and instrumentation, and attracts scientists from other disciplines. The Core will support three modules: The Computing Module provides expertise in the generation of complex visual stimuli for psychophysical and physiological experiments, real-time experimental control, data analysis, and computational modeling. The Instrumentation Module provides expertise in optical, electronic, and mechanical engineering to design, assemble, maintain, and repair novel devices for vision research. The Imaging Module provides facilities for histology, confocal imaging, and functional magnetic resonance imaging.