CORE-VISION RESEARCH

该NEI P30奖项为四个高质量和富有成效的视觉研究服务模块提供持续和稳定的资金：仪器设计，研究计算机编程，生物统计学和临床研究以及生物成像。这些模块是由一个非常有才华的工作人员，从7到20年的经验，在我们的核心中心视觉研究运行。这些模块为目前来自休斯顿大学5个系（化学，物理，电气工程，临床科学和视光学视觉科学）的23名核心中心视觉科学家提供所需的研究服务。这些核心视觉科学家有不同的培训和研究兴趣;他们彼此有效合作，以及与100多名其他视觉研究人员在这所大学或其他机构。我们的23名核心中心研究人员共有14项符合条件的NEI资助赠款。视光学学院和休斯顿大学提供了相当多的额外承诺，以支持视觉研究。在过去5年的P30资金在这所大学，核心中心创造了一个有利的视觉研究环境，直接贡献了186发表的论文，并最终在招聘5个新的视觉研究人员，其中2人目前有NEI资金。核心中心也是至关重要的两个临床医生（OD）在获得新的NEI资金指导临床科学家的成功。这些成就反映了我们核心中心以前和现在的目标，重点是稳定的资金，优质的研究服务，协作和创新的基础，临床和转化研究，新的愿景研究人员，以及新的项目转化为NIH和NEI支持。特别强调在未来5年将创新研究基础，临床和转化研究和招聘视觉研究人员，以填补我们目前的空缺职位，以及未来的其他职位。休斯顿大学视光学学院的视觉研究核心中心通过支持研究人员对视觉和视觉障碍进行基础，临床和转化研究来改善视觉健康。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This NEI P30 award provides ongoing and stable funding for four high quality and productive vision research service Modules: Instrument Design, Research Computer Programming, Biostatistics and Clinical Research, and Biological Imaging. These Modules are run by an exceptionally talented staff that has from 7 to 20 years of experience in our Core Center for Vision Research. The Modules provide needed research services to the present group of 23 Core Center vision scientists who come from 5 departments of the University of Houston (Chemistry, Physics, Electrical Engineering, and Clinical Sciences and Vision Sciences in Optometry). These Core vision scientists have diverse training and research interests; they collaborate effectively with one another, as well as with more than 100 other vision researchers at this University or other institutions. Together, our 23 Core Center investigators have 14 qualifying NEI-funded grants. The College of Optometry and University of Houston provide considerable additional commitments in support of vision research. During the past 5 years of P30 funding at this University, the Core Center has created a favorable vision research environment that has contributed directly to 186 published papers and culminated in the recruitment of 5 new vision investigators, 2 of whom currently have NEI funding. The Core Center also was crucial to the success of two clinicians (ODs) in obtaining new NEI funding for mentored clinician scientists. These accomplishments reflect our Core Center's previous and current aims that focus on stable funding, quality research services, collaborative and innovative basic, clinical and translational research, new vision researchers, and new projects converting into NIH and NEI support. Especially emphasized in the coming 5 years will be innovative research basic, clinical and translational research and recruitment of vision researchers to fill our current open positions, as well as other positions in the future. The Core Center for Vision Research in the College of Optometry at the University of Houston improves visual health by supporting investigators doing basic, clinical and translational research on vision and vision disorders.