CORE GRANT FOR VISION RESEARCH

描述(由申请者提供)：本申请请求续签Vision Core补助金，该补助金支持哈佛大学30多个视力研究实验室和29个合格的NEI奖项。拟议的Vision Core的总体目标是通过为视觉科学家提供个别实验室无法支持的资源和设施，加强哈佛大学的VISION研究。愿景核心的另一个目标是提供一个重点，促进 视觉科学家之间的合作，并鼓励其他研究人员对视觉和眼睛进行研究。展望，核心将支持三个模块，这三个模块一直服务于视觉研究社区在当前的资金时期。神经成像模块提供各种资源，帮助使用各种最先进的成像技术进行实验，包括活体双光子显微镜、功能成像和定量显微镜。机器车间模块提供设计和制造商业上无法获得的特殊设备的服务。最后，神经工程模块帮助设计和实现硬件和软件，以连接实验室设备进行实验。每个模块都在一位有造诣和能力的视觉科学家的指导下。对Vision Core的支持对于保持高水平的 哈佛大学的愿景社区，以促进和支持合作努力，并吸引新的科学家进行愿景研究。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This application requests the renewal of a Vision Core grant that supports more than 30 vision research labs with 29 qualifying NEI awards at Harvard. The overall goal of the proposed Vision Core is to enhance vision' research at Harvard by providing vision scientists with resources and facilities that could not be supported by individual laboratories. A further objective of the Vision Core is to provide a focus that promotes collaborations between vision scientists and encourages other investigators to do research on vision and the eye. The Vision, Core will support three modules that have been serving the vision research community during the current funding period. A Neural Imaging Module provides resources to facilitate experiments using a wide range of state-of-the-art imaging techniques, including in vivo two-photon microscopy, functional imaging and quantitative microscopy. A Machine Shop Module provides services for designing and manufacturing special equipment that cannot be obtained commercially. Finally, a Neuroengineering Module assists in the design and implementation of hardware and software to interface laboratory equipment for experiments. Each module is under the direction of an accomplished and capable vision scientist. Support for the Vision Core is essential for maintaining a high level of productivity in the vision community at Harvard, for fostering and supporting collaborative efforts, and for attracting new scientists to vision research.