# Biological Imaging Module

> **NIH NIH P30** · UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON · 2022 · $65,765

## Abstract

The purpose of the Biological Imaging Module is to provide state of the art imaging facilities and
support for Core investigators of the University of Houston Center Core for Vision Research who
have interests in structural, cellular and molecular aspects of vision research. This module has
been highly successful at facilitating and advancing the research capabilities and the innovative
vision science of the Core investigators and will work to continue to do so. The module provides
a wide range of up-to-date equipment for use by the investigators and their associates,
consultations on strategy, or collaboration on projects. The Module provides facilities for tissue
preparation, standard light microscopy, confocal microscopy, deconvolution fluorescence
microscopy, live cell imaging, transmission electron microscopy (TEM), scanning electron
microscopy serial block-face (SEM-SBF) imaging, image analysis, computer-assisted image
segmentation and 3-D reconstruction, and Retinal Tomography and Spectral Domain - Optical
Coherence Tomography (SD-OCT) for in vivo imaging of small animals. A highly skilled
microscopist/histology technologist is available to coordinate use, assist with
histology/microscopy and provide training. The Biological Imaging Module is supervised by Alan
R. Burns, Ph.D., McDaid-Vision Source Professor of Optometry and Vision science, who has been
an NEI-funded investigator in the UH Core, and Module Director since 2008. Dr. Burns has 13
years of experience in corneal research and 40 years of experience as a light and electron
microscopist.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10438658
- **Project number:** 5P30EY007551-35
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON
- **Principal Investigator:** Alan R Burns
- **Activity code:** P30 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2022
- **Award amount:** $65,765
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 1997-03-01 → 2023-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10438658

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10438658, Biological Imaging Module (5P30EY007551-35). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-22 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10438658. Licensed CC0.

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