# Ohio State University Neuroscience Center Core

> **NIH NIH P30** · OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY · 2020 · $569,229

## Abstract

The Ohio State University (OSU) Neuroscience Center Core, now in its 12th year of NINDS support, provides
specialized expertise and services that support research into the causes and treatments of neurological
disorders. The Center serves a total of more than 40 neuroscientists (20 NINDS-funded) from multiple
departments, centers, and institutes, and has become a catalyst for neuroscience research and collaboration
across campus. Areas of strength include basic and translational research on neurodegenerative and
neuromuscular diseases, brain tumors and neurotrauma. The Center leverages substantial institutional
investment and federal support in research infrastructure and neuroscience at OSU. This includes the recently
formed Brain and Spine Hospital and the Neuroscience Research Institute, a multi-million dollar effort that
aligns the activities of about 175 basic and clinical neuroscientists across campus. The Center comprises one
Administrative Core and four Scientific Cores, all of which are established, functional and successful. The
Scientific Cores provide access to services, equipment and expertise not otherwise available to individual PIs,
enhancing their ability to execute the aims of their funded projects and facilitating their adoption of new
approaches and technologies. This centralization of expertise and equipment in the Scientific Cores increases
the efficiency and quality of NINDS-funded research at OSU by minimizing duplication of effort and equipment,
and ensuring the uniform application of best practices. The Cores are directed by investigators with deep and
proven expertise in the Core services. Core A (Administrative) sets policies, oversees the Core operations
and budget, and facilitates communication of Core services to neuroscientists on campus. The Core arranges
meetings of the Neuroscience User Group in order to promote core services, identify new needs, and promote
cross-core collaborations. Core B (Injury) provides equipment, training and technical expertise, including
standardized and well-characterized injury protocols, to support research on spinal cord and brain injury
models in rodents. Core C (Behavior) provides access to the equipment and skilled technical expertise
necessary to perform comprehensive behavioral phenotyping of rodent models, as well as expert training and
consultation on the execution of behavioral experiments. Core D (Electrophysiology) provides specialized
equipment, training and technical expertise necessary to monitor and record the electrical activity of neurons
and glia. Core E (Imaging) provides access to confocal microscopes including expert training, consultation
and assistance with fluorescence imaging of living and fixed cells, tissues and embryos. Collectively these
Cores will support 23 NINDS-funded projects (including 12 qualifying R01 projects) totaling $7.5 million dollars
in annual funding, plus 14 other NIH-funded neuroscience projects totaling $3.9 million in annual funding,
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## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10005496
- **Project number:** 5P30NS104177-04
- **Recipient organization:** OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY
- **Principal Investigator:** Anthony Brown
- **Activity code:** P30 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $569,229
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2017-09-30 → 2021-08-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10005496

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10005496, Ohio State University Neuroscience Center Core (5P30NS104177-04). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10005496. Licensed CC0.

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