Project Grant DESC0022508

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 $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 $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 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science (CFDA 81.049 Office of Science Financial Assistance Program) provides $256,500.00 to Mizar Imaging LLC, a for-profit limited liability company, to develop an automated light sheet illuminator system compatible with super-resolution and single-molecule imaging techniques. The award period runs from February 12, 2024 to November 11, 2024. Through this project, Mizar Imaging LLC will create an advanced...

The Department of Energy Office of Science awarded Physical Sciences Inc. a $199,912 project grant under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to support development of 3D multimodal multiresolution microscopy from June 28, 2021 through March 27, 2022. The Office of Science's mission is to deliver scientific discoveries and tools to transform understanding of nature and advance U.S. energy security and economic competitiveness. This project grant aimed to advance those...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) provides $476,440 to the University of South Alabama to acquire a dual inverted selective plane illumination microscopy (diSPIM) light sheet system. The diSPIM system enables rapid, high-resolution imaging of large biological samples with minimal photodamage, allowing simultaneous measurement of intracellular signals and protein localization across complex model systems. This advanced...

Providence College received a $348,583 Project Grant award from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) under the Biomedical Research and Research Training program (CFDA 93.859), effective May 15, 2025, with completion scheduled for May 14, 2026. The award funds the acquisition and installation of a Nikon CSU-W1 spinning disk confocal microscope system at Providence College's newly renovated science complex in Providence, Rhode Island. This state-of-the-art imaging equipment...

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...

Trestle Optics LLC received a $256,380 Project Grant from the Department of Energy Office of Science under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to fund the Quantifying the Algal Metabolome through Photothermal Microscopy project. The grant aimed to advance understanding of algal metabolomes through the development of photothermal microscopy techniques. Trestle Optics will leverage its expertise in photothermal microscopy to develop new methods for visualizing and...

This $546,494 award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) will enable the University of California, Irvine (UCI) to acquire a high-resolution optical photothermal infrared (OPTIR) microscope system. This new microscope will support cutting-edge scientific research programs at UCI, foster collaborations with California State University Fullerton, and accelerate partnerships with industry. The OPTIR microscope will allow for sensitive,...