This $277,529 Project Grant awarded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Research Infrastructure Programs (CFDA 93.351 - Research Infrastructure Programs) will fund the acquisition of an Evident SlideView VS200 research slide scanner at the University at Albany, State University of New York (SUNY Albany). The advanced microscope scanner will automate high-throughput slide imaging using various observation methods, including brightfield, phase contrast, darkfield, polarization,...
This $170,675 Project Grant award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Research Infrastructure Programs (CFDA 93.351) will enable the McLaughlin Research Institute for Biomedical Sciences, Inc. to acquire an APX100 benchtop fluorescence microscope and slide scanner. This advanced imaging system will enhance the institute's research capabilities by providing automated full slide workflow, deconvolution algorithms, z-stack acquisition, and large area tissue scanning features. The new...
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) awarded a $738,752 Project Grant under the Research Infrastructure Programs (CFDA 93.351) to The Regents of the University of Colorado (CU) to purchase an advanced super-resolution spinning disk confocal microscope system. This instrument will replace CU's obsolete microscopy technology and provide enhanced capabilities for high-speed, gentle live-cell imaging and super-resolution imaging to support the research of 12 major and 3 minor users across 4...
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 $1,386,474 Project Grant award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) under the Research Infrastructure Programs (CFDA 93.351) will fund the acquisition of a Femtonics ATLAS microscope at Baylor College of Medicine. The advanced microscope combines two-photon excitation with acousto-optical deflector (AOD) scanning, enabling rapid, high-resolution 3D imaging of neuronal activity using fluorescent calcium, voltage, and neurotransmitter sensors. This cutting-edge imaging system will...
This Project Grant award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) under the Research Infrastructure Programs (CFDA 93.351) provides $884,837 to the University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC) to purchase a Leica Stellaris 8 (LS8) laser scanning confocal microscope. The new microscope will replace UCSC's existing 16-year-old confocal microscope and enhance the institution's microscopy capabilities for a group of 13 NIH-funded investigators across 4 departments and 2 academic divisions. Key...
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 federal Project Grant award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) under the Research Infrastructure Programs (CFDA 93.351) provides $942,983 to acquire a Bruker Luxendo TruLive3D light-sheet microscope system. The award, effective September 1, 2024 through August 31, 2025, will enable rapid 3D volumetric imaging of live specimens such as mouse, fly, and zebrafish embryos with high resolution and minimal phototoxicity. This advanced microscope system will benefit a user group of...
This Project Grant award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of the Director under the Research Infrastructure Programs (CFDA 93.351) provides $872,734 to The General Hospital Corporation, doing business as Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), to acquire a Leica Stellaris 8 Falcon confocal microscope. The new microscope will modernize the imaging platform at MGH's Center for Immunology and Inflammatory Diseases (CIID), replacing an aging confocal microscope that is no longer...
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...