CENTER CORE GRANT FOR VISION RESEARCH

描述（由申请人提供）：此NEI PSO中心视觉研究核心补助金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，在支持和推进视觉研究在休斯敦大学的长期经验运行。这些模块为来自休斯顿大学四个系（生物医学工程，机械工程，临床科学和视光学视觉科学）的核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。我们的核心中心研究人员总共有11个合格的NEI资助的赠款，以及其他NEI资金。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。在过去五年的P30资金在这所大学，核心补助金创造了一个有利的视觉研究环境，直接贡献了138篇发表的论文，并最终在核心视觉科学家，其中四人带来了NEI资金组招募了八名额外的研究人员。核心补助金也是至关重要的临床医生（OD）在获得新的NEI资助指导临床科学家的成功。这些成就反映了我们的愿景研究核心的以前和现在的目标，重点是推进合作和创新的基础，临床和转化研究，以推进知识和预防或治疗疾病。为了实现这些目标，核心补助金提供稳定的资金，高质量的研究服务，新的视觉研究人员，以及转化为NIH和NEI支持的新项目。特别强调在未来五年将创新研究基础，临床和转化研究和招聘视觉研究人员填补我们目前的空缺职位，以及其他 未来的位置。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This NEI PSO Center Core Grant for Vision Research 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 long-term experience in supporting and advancing vision research at the University of Houston. The Modules provide needed research services to the present group of Core vision scientists who come from four departments at the University of Houston (Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, 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 Core Center investigators have 11 qualifying NEI-funded grants, as well as other NEI funding. The College of Optometry and University of Houston provide considerable additional commitments in support of vision research. During the past five years of P30 funding at this University, the Core Grant has created a favorable vision research environment that has contributed directly to 138 published papers and culminated in the recruitment of eight additional investigators to the group of Core vision scientists, four of whom brought NEI funding. The Core Grant also was crucial to the success of a clinician (OD) in obtaining new NEI funding for mentored clinician scientists. These accomplishments reflect our vision research Core's previous and current aims that focus on advancing collaborative and innovative basic, clinical and translational research to advance knowledge and prevent or cure disease. For these aims the Core grant provides stable funding, quality research services, new vision researchers, and new projects converting into NIH and NEI support. Especially emphasized in the coming five 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.