Project Grant S10GM154304
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Texas A&M University System Health Science Center received a $1.61 million award from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) under the Biomedical Research and Research Training program (CFDA 93.859) effective June 1, 2026. The award funds the purchase and establishment of a MINFLUX 3D microscope as the second major instrument within the institution's Joint Microscopy Laboratory (JML), a shared user facility focused on single-molecule...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) received a $350,000 Project Grant award from the National Institutes of Health Office of the Director under the Research Infrastructure Programs (CFDA 93.351) to acquire a Zeiss LSM 910 confocal microscope system. The instrument will be installed and operated as a shared core facility within the Neuroscience, Developmental and Regenerative Biology (NDRB) Department, replacing an aging Zeiss LSM710 system that no longer has...
- Project Grant Summary Colorado State University received a Project Grant award of $727,297 from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) under the Biomedical Research and Research Training program (CFDA 93.859), effective July 15, 2025, with completion targeted for July 14, 2026. The award funds the acquisition and implementation of a 3i Marianas Super-Resolution Spinning Disk Confocal (SDC) microscope system to replace the university's original open-access SDC microscope...
- 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 federal Project Grant award of $551,957 from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) provides funding to the University of Scranton to acquire an Olympus Fluoview FV4000 inverted confocal microscope system. This microscope will be integrated into the university's upper-level biology courses and made accessible to faculty at other local universities to enhance research and training capabilities in multiple biological fields, including cellular...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Texas State University received a $209,852 Project Grant from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) under the Biomedical Research and Research Training program (CFDA 93.859), effective August 1, 2025, through July 31, 2026. The award funds the acquisition and deployment of a JASCO J-1500 Circular Dichroism (CD) Spectrometer with integrated accessories, including automated sampling, automated titrations, fluorescence detection, and multi- and...
- 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 National Science Foundation Project Grant of $582,025 awarded September 1, 2022 through August 31, 2023 under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) will fund the acquisition of a laser-scanning confocal microscope for research and training at California State University, Chico. The confocal microscope will enhance undergraduate and graduate education in multiple life sciences disciplines such as cellular science, microbiology, genetics, and developmental biology by enabling in-depth...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary St. Mary's University of San Antonio received a $245,258 Project Grant from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) under the Biomedical Research and Research Training program (CFDA 93.859), awarded on August 8, 2025, with a completion date of August 7, 2026. The primary deliverable is the acquisition and integration of a Zeiss fluorescence confocal laser scanning microscope (LSM 900) to support both research and educational initiatives at...
- 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...
FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPE WITH LIVE-CELL AND HIGH-RESOLUTION IMAGING CAPABILITIES - PROJECT SUMMARY: THIS PROPOSAL REQUESTS FUNDS TO ACQUIRE A ZEISS AXIO OBSERVER 7 WIDE-FIELD FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPE WITH APOTOME-3 AND LIVE CELL IMAGING CAPABILITY, WHICH WILL BE HOUSED IN TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY (TX STATE) SHARED RESOURCE OPERATIONS (SRO). OVER THE PAST 15 YEARS, TX STATE HAS SUSTAINED A STEADY INCREASE IN BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CAPACITY AND UNDERGRADUATE STEM MATRICULATION LEADING TO AN INCREASED NEED FOR STRATEGIC MODERN SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS INVESTMENT TO BOLSTER THE TX STATE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH MISSIONS. THE ACQUISITION OF THE PROPOSED ZEISS AXIO OBSERVER 7 MICROSCOPE WILL DIRECTLY STRENGTHEN THE RESEARCH PROGRAMS OF THREE NIH- SUPPORTED RESEARCHERS WITHIN THE TX STATE DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY AND BIOCHEMISTRY AND WILL ENHANCE THE EDUCATIONAL MISSION OF THE TX STATE BIOLOGY DEPARTMENT. IT WILL BRING NEW HIGH-RESOLUTION IMAGINING CAPABILITIES FOR STUDYING THE BASIC SCIENCE OF MICROBES AND CANCER CELL-CULTURE MODELS TO THE TX STATE CAMPUS. THE REQUESTED ZEISS AXIO OBSERVER 7 MICROSCOPE WILL COMPLEMENT EXISTING SHARED MICROSCOPY RESOURCES WITHIN THE SRO EQUIPMENT PORTFOLIO WHILE BRINGING NEW LIVE-CELL IMAGING AND MULTICOLOR IMAGING CAPABILITIES TO THE TX STATE RESEARCH COMMUNITY. THE LATTER WILL SUPPORT THE DIVERSE (BIO)MATERIAL SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING TRAINING PROGRAMS AT TX STATE. BETWEEN THE RESEARCH AND TEACHING MAJOR USERS LISTED IN THE GRANT APPLICATION, WE ANTICIPATE THAT >90 STUDENTS/YEAR WILL GAIN ACCESS TO THIS INSTRUMENT. THIS INCLUDES ~60 STUDENTS/YEAR IN MICROBIOLOGY-RELATED LABORATORY COURSEWORK SPANNING THE UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE LEVELS AND >25-30 STUDENT RESEARCH TRAINEES/YEAR THROUGH ENGAGEMENT IN INDEPENDENT RESEARCH EXPERIENCES. THROUGH THE STRATEGIC PLACEMENT OF THE INSTRUMENT IN THE TX STATE SRO PORTFOLIO, WE HAVE GUARANTEED RESOURCES TO FACILITATE NEW USER TRAINING, ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, SCHEDULING, STANDARD OPERATION PROCEDURE DEVELOPMENT/DOCUMENTATION, ENFORCING LAB/EQUIPMENT SAFETY PROTOCOLS, AND IN-DEPTH USER TRAINING FOR THE LIFE OF THE INSTRUMENT. THIS NEW INSTRUMENT WILL PROVIDE LONG-TERM RESEARCH AND INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES TO ENGAGE STUDENTS AND RESEARCH TRAINEES IN THE HANDS-ON OPERATION OF MODERN SCIENTIFIC EQUIPMENT WHO ARE UNDERREPRESENTED IN THE BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES AT A RESOURCE-LIMITED INSTITUTION.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $0 | 1/14/26 | ||
| Not listed | $194.6k | 6/26/24 |