Project Grant R44CA224994

This $573,147 National Science Foundation Project Grant through the Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) will fund the acquisition of a Zeiss LSM 900 confocal microscope with Airyscan for Queens College of the City University of New York's Core Facility for Imaging, Cell, and Molecular Biology. The microscope will enhance multidisciplinary research and training at the minority-serving institution by enabling new microscopy courses and outreach activities promoting STEM access for...

This $531,227 CAREER award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering program to the University of California, Irvine (UC Irvine) aims to develop a new "OptOGel Proteomics" technique for high-resolution analysis of subcellular protein localization and function. The project will focus initial validation on mapping the nuclear lamina, a cellular structure implicated in cancer and aging. The research seeks to overcome limitations of current spatial proteomics tools by...

This $255,991 National Science Foundation project grant supports the development of an automated system for rapid analysis of biopsy samples by Amcyt, Inc. The system aims to increase the efficiency and accessibility of fine needle aspiration biopsy procedures through three automated processes: sample smearing, staining, and image capture. This addresses a critical need to improve biopsy analytics and potentially eliminate up to 20% of failed procedures due to sampling errors. By automating...

The University of Michigan was awarded a $1.8 million project grant from the National Institutes of Health Office of the Director under the Research Infrastructure Programs federal grant program to purchase a Leica SP8 confocal microscope. The microscope will support over 30 investigators at the University engaged in diabetes, vision, and retinal research by replacing two aging microscopes in the university's shared imaging facility. The new microscope will provide high-speed resonant scanning...

This Project Grant award of $1,249,099 from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Trans-NIH Research Support program (CFDA 93.310) supports the development of a new class of small, bright, tunable, and biocompatible near-infrared (NIR-II) fluorescent probes for deep tissue molecular imaging. The University of California, Irvine (UC Irvine) will create a palette of DNA-stabilized silver nanoclusters (AgN-DNA) that emit in the NIR-II tissue transparency window (1,000-1,700 nm). These new...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill received $425,494.00 in federal funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of the Director under the Research Infrastructure Programs (CFDA 93.351) to acquire a Miltenyi Ultramicroscope Blaze with Lightspeed mode, a light-sheet microscopy system designed for high-speed imaging of large cleared tissue samples at cellular resolution. The award, obligated on May 15, 2026 with a completion date of...

The University of Maryland, Baltimore was awarded a $1,799,728.98 Project Grant from the Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health Office of the Director to purchase a state-of-the-art light sheet fluorescence microscope. The microscope will be situated in the university's established Confocal Core Facility, which will oversee use, training, and service of the instrument for nine NIH-funded research teams. Light sheet fluorescence microscopy is well-suited for...

This $750,000 Project Grant award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Research Infrastructure Programs (CFDA 93.351) will fund the acquisition of a Leica Stellaris 8 DIVE multiphoton microscope system for the UC San Diego School of Medicine Microscopy Core. The new multiphoton microscope will replace the previous inoperable system and provide cutting-edge imaging capabilities to support a broad range of NIH-funded biomedical research projects across the university. The...

This $388,983 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemistry's Chemical Measurement & Imaging Program and Chemistry of Life Processes Program supports the development of a new optical microscope by Professor Eric Potma at the University of California, Irvine. The instrument leverages chiral sum-frequency generation (SFG) microscopy to visualize protein structures in cells and tissues without the need for chemical labeling. This label-free imaging...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of California, San Diego received a $454,942 Project Grant from the National Institutes of Health Office of the Director under the Research Infrastructure Programs (CFDA 93.351) to acquire a full-spectrum flow cytometer for the Human Embryonic Stem Cell Core Facility (HESCCF) at the Sanford Consortium for Regenerative Medicine (SCRM). The award, effective May 15, 2025 through May 14, 2026, funds the procurement of a Cytek Aurora full-spectrum...