# Molecular Resources and Services Module

> **NIH NIH P30** · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH SCI CTR HOUSTON · 2021 · $185,351

## Abstract

MOLECULAR RESOURCES AND SERVICES MODULE
ABSTRACT
The Molecular Resources and Services Module provides centralized resources and a variety of specialized
services to members of the Vision Research Group to support projects employing cellular and molecular
techniques. Core equipment and software supported by the Module is freely available to Vision Research
Group investigators, providing most basic needs for molecular work, eliminating the need for redundant
equipment and software purchases, and allowing new investigators and investigators initiating new projects to
begin work quickly. The Module maintains a well-equipped cell culture laboratory with an experienced
technician. Trained investigators may use the laboratory or investigators may use the services provided by the
technician to perform experiments with cell lines, primary cells, and cultured tissues. Module faculty provide
two high-level services to Vision Research Group investigators. Through a virus development and packaging
service we will design and construct lentivirus or adeno-associated virus vectors to deliver gene constructs of
interest to animal models. We will also provide a service to validate infectivity and cargo of viral vectors
obtained from outside sources. Through a molecular reagent validation service, we will design and perform
experiments to validate the specificity of reagents such as antibodies and CRISPR constructs.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10197136
- **Project number:** 5P30EY028102-05
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH SCI CTR HOUSTON
- **Principal Investigator:** JOHN O'BRIEN
- **Activity code:** P30 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $185,351
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2017-09-01 → 2024-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10197136

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10197136, Molecular Resources and Services Module (5P30EY028102-05). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-22 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10197136. Licensed CC0.

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