# Training in Vision Science

> **NIH NIH T32** · UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER · 2022 · $121,823

## Abstract

Twenty-eight faculty of the Center for Visual Science (CVS) at the University of Rochester request
renewal of support for a pre-doctoral and postdoctoral training program that emphasizes four broadly
defined areas of vision research: (1) Advanced optical technology for vision correction and retinal
imaging, (2), cell biology of the normal and diseased eye, (3) neural mechanisms of vision and (4) vision
in behavior.
Training faculty have extensive cross-campus and cross-department collaborations, a strong record of
mentoring and high research funding levels. Training is interdisciplinary, drawing particularly on the
unique technical and intellectual resources of CVS. It covers a broad range of basic and clinical
problems in vision but emphasizes approaches that link visual performance to underlying biological
mechanisms.
The program has a strong record of trainee productivity, PhD student retention and fast average time
to PhD. Similarly, postdoctoral trainees overwhelmingly pursue scientific careers, with significant
numbers entering tenure-track positions in academia. Trainees have a good record of subsequent
individual training and research funding, as well as successful research and research-related career
paths. The program also has a good record of recruiting, training and career placement for trainees
from under-represented minority groups.
For our renewal application, we request support for 5 pre-doctoral trainees per year, who will generally
enter the program through the Departments of Brain and Cognitive Science, Biomedical Engineering,
the Neuroscience Graduate Program and the Institute of Optics. Students will take core courses plus
advanced seminars in visual science, augmented by courses from the departments through which they
entered the program. Concurrently with course work, students complete research projects in CVS
preceptor labs.
Finally, we also request support for two postdoctoral fellows per year. Postdoctoral training has a heavy
emphasis on research performance, productivity and communication. All trainees take part in topical
workshops, special topics seminars, regular colloquia, research talk series, the CVS retreat, and the
biannual CVS Symposium.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10408770
- **Project number:** 5T32EY007125-32
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER
- **Principal Investigator:** Krystel R Huxlin
- **Activity code:** T32 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2022
- **Award amount:** $121,823
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 1990-09-30 → 2026-08-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10408770

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10408770, Training in Vision Science (5T32EY007125-32). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10408770. Licensed CC0.

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