# P30-Center Core Grant for Vision Research

> **NIH NIH P30** · UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA HLTH SCIENCES CTR · 2020 · $592,000

## Abstract

ABSTRACT
Overall
The goals of this renewal application are to manage and maintain existing core facilities that will provide
technical support, equipment access, and personnel training for 22 independent vision research laboratories at
the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. We have three highly utilized and successful cores: Live
Animal Imaging and Functional Analysis (LAI), Cellular Imaging and Morphometric Analysis (CIC), and
Genotyping (GTC). The LAI core (two independent modules) is conveniently located inside of the two major
vivaria that houses most of the vision research animals on campus (an SPF facility is used primarily for
breeding). Each core is directed by an NEI R01-funded investigator and supervised by a highly qualified and
well-trained Systems Manager who assists and trains vision researchers in the use of state-of-the-art
resources. The availability of multiple types of advanced equipment, sophisticated software, and "hands on"
training has dramatically increased the quality and quantity of research achievements by the users of our
Vision Core facilities. These cores have: 1) increased opportunities for rigorous translational research using
clinically relevant and non-invasive imaging procedures, 2) generated collaborative projects that require
multiple areas of expertise, 3) increased and enhanced productivity of existing research projects thereby
allowing participating investigators to remain competitive for funding, 4) promoted recruitment of new faculty
from other campuses, and 5) supported the development of new research strategies based on the acquisition
of data from the use of equipment otherwise unavailable to the PIs.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10011809
- **Project number:** 5P30EY021725-10
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA HLTH SCIENCES CTR
- **Principal Investigator:** Michelle C Callegan
- **Activity code:** P30 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $592,000
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2011-09-01 → 2021-08-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10011809

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10011809, P30-Center Core Grant for Vision Research (5P30EY021725-10). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10011809. Licensed CC0.

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