# Instrumentation Core

> **NIH NIH P30** · UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER · 2020 · $141,304

## Abstract

INSTRUMENTATION CORE
SUMMARY
The Instrumentation Module provides Center for Visual Science (CVS) faculty with the electrical,
mechanical, and computer interface engineering expertise necessary to develop novel devices
and instrumentation. The Instrumentation core is staffed by Martin Gira, an electronics engineer,
and Dan Guarino, a mechanical engineer. Gira combines more than 29 years of experience in
electrical and mechanical engineering in the Center for Visual Science with a strong work ethic
and very positive interactions with the many investigators he supports. Guarino is a recently-
trained mechanical engineer who complements Gira's expertise in electronics, working on the
design and assembly of electronic devices for interfacing computers to both mechanical
instruments and display/imaging hardware. The experience and specialized expertise of the
module's staff are an important foundation of the CVS research effort, making the Instrumentation
Module essential for CVS to continue breaking new ground in vision research.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10016319
- **Project number:** 5P30EY001319-46
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER
- **Principal Investigator:** William H Merigan
- **Activity code:** P30 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $141,304
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 1997-03-01 → 2023-08-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10016319

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10016319, Instrumentation Core (5P30EY001319-46). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-22 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10016319. Licensed CC0.

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