New England College of Optometry Vision Core Grant

描述（由申请人提供）：两个机构的基础设施模块的资金要求，以促进视力研究计划的18名教师/研究人员在新英格兰视光学学院。这些人员中有8人是国家能源研究所资助项目的专业研究人员，另外6人是国家能源研究所全部或部分资助的研究人员。提出了一个生物统计模块。该模块将帮助学院资助一名经过正式培训的生物统计学家，他将协助研究人员进行实验设计和复杂数据集的统计分析。还提出了一种数字成像模块。这将提供一个有经验的数字图像分析师在编程，图像处理和视觉刺激控制系统的专业知识。该模块将协助主要研究人员开发，建造和操作视觉刺激传递以及光学和眼部测量系统。新英格兰视光学学院的研究项目的主要优势是对临床重要性问题的多学科方法。例如，该学院在眼睛生长和近视发展研究中使用的实验方法涉及人类和非人类受试者，以及行为，临床和基础生物技术。在过去的十年里，该学院的研究越来越富有成效，目前由四个R 01赠款，三个U10赠款，一些U10分包合同和各种其他来源的校外资金资助。政府大力支持学院的研究，并积极计划通过在现有的11个实验室中增加7个新实验室来扩大其研究使命，并通过启动视觉科学的MS和博士研究生课程。本申请中所要求的模块将大大提高这些活动和正在进行的研究在新英格兰大学的视光学

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Funds for two institutional infrastructure modules are requested to facilitate the vision research programs of 18 faculty/researchers at the New England College of Optometry. Eight of these personnel are PIs on NEI funded projects, and six others are researchers supported, in whole or part, by NEI funds. A Biostatistics Module is proposed. This module will help the College fund a formally trained biostatistician who will assist investigators on experimental design and statistical analysis of complex data sets. A Digital Imaging Module is also proposed. This will provide an experienced digital image analyst with expertise in programming, image processing, and visual stimulus control systems. This module will assist key research personnel in the development, construction, and operation of visual stimulus delivery and optical and ocular measurement systems. A major strength of the research programs at the New England College of Optometry is the multi-disciplinary approach brought to bear on issues of clinical importance. For example, experimental approaches used at the college in the study of eye growth and myopia development involve human and non-human subjects, and behavioral, clinical, and basic biological techniques. Research at the college over the past ten years has been increasingly productive and is currently funded by four R01 grants, three U10 grants, a number of U10 subcontracts, and various other sources of extramural funding. The administration strongly supports research at the college and actively plans to expand its research mission by adding seven new laboratories to the existing eleven, and also by initiating MS and PhD graduate programs in Vision Science. The modules requested in this application will greatly enhance these activities and ongoing research at the New England College of Optometry