# Core Grant for Vision Research

> **NIH NIH P30** · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · 2021 · $591,470

## Abstract

SUMMARY/ABSTRACT - OVERALL
 Continued support is sought for the Core Grant for Vision Research at the University of Michigan. Support for
five Modules is requested: 1) an Electronics and Computer Module for designing and constructing novel
electronic equipment, providing assistance with research computers and their interfaces with laboratory
instruments, and repairing existing electronic equipment, staffed by an electronics engineer; 2) a Functional
Assessment Module for the imaging of ocular structures and the evaluation of ocular function in living
laboratory animals, staffed by a technician; 3) an Instrument Shop Module for designing and constructing
mechanical instrumentation and modifying or repairing existing instrumentation, staffed by an instrument
maker; 4) a Molecular Biology Module for providing access to instrumentation necessary for molecular biology
as well assistance with the analysis of microarray and bioinformatics data, staffed by a statistical geneticist;
and 5) a Morphology and Imaging Module for providing access to state-of-the-art equipment and expert
personnel for ocular tissue processing, microscopy (light, wide-field fluorescence, and confocal), and image
analysis, staffed by a technician.
 The specific aims of the Vision Research Core at the University of Michigan are to enhance the research
environment for vision scientists, facilitate collaborative studies of the visual system and its diseases, and
expand vision research on this campus to bring the skills and perspectives of non-vision scientists to bear upon
research on the visual system.
 The 31 participating investigators currently hold 11 NEI R01 grants as well as 2 NEI K08 grants. The
research interests of these investigators are diverse and include electrophysiology, neurobiology, biochemistry,
molecular biology, molecular genetics, developmental biology, biostatistics, immunology, and clinical
ophthalmology. The Vision Research Core is housed within the W.K. Kellogg Eye Center, a 300,000 sq. ft.
building complex containing space dedicated to each of the modules, plus state-of-the-art facilities for basic
and clinical research. The Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences and the University of Michigan
provide substantial additional resources that support the shared goal of fostering vision research.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10246823
- **Project number:** 5P30EY007003-35
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR
- **Principal Investigator:** David Antonetti
- **Activity code:** P30 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $591,470
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 1997-05-01 → 2022-08-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10246823

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10246823, Core Grant for Vision Research (5P30EY007003-35). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-22 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10246823. Licensed CC0.

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