# NEI UCI Center Core Grant for Vision Research

> **NIH NIH P30** · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-IRVINE · 2024 · $624,293

## Abstract

ABSTRACT
This P30 application seeks support for the Cores of Vision Research within the University of California
Irvine (UCI) that will strengthen and enhance NEI R01-funded research. The project also aims to support
the major expansion of vision research currently under way at UCI. It will broaden and optimize research
capabilities, support and expand existing research projects, and help establish new studies, ultimately
boosting productivity and strengthening vision research at UCI. Three research Core modules have been
identified that would provide substantial benefit to current and future NEI R01-funded projects at UCI: (i).
Ocular Microanatomy; (ii) Visual Function and Non-invasive Ocular Imaging; and (iii) Ocular Mass
Spectrometry, Lipidomics, and Proteomics. In addition, an Administrative Group will be established to
facilitate and support the function of these research Cores. The three research Cores were selected by
majority votes of all current NEI R01-funded investigators, and other investigators who are directly or
indirectly involved in ophthalmic research at UCI. The most requested services were developed into the
Cores described in this P30 application. The vision research community at UCI has grown significantly over the
past several years with the recruitment of 4 senior and 2 junior investigators and the formation of the Center for
Translational Vision Research (CTVR), with at least two more mid-career faculty recruitments in the works.
This expansion has been made possible by the exceptional institutional support from the Department of
Ophthalmology and the School of Medicine, who have committed significant financial and infrastructure
resources to bolster the vision research community at UCI. The services provided by the Cores for Vision
Research will meet the scientific needs of the NEI R01-funded researchers as well as of early-stage
investigators, and will increase efficiency, accelerate progress, and encourage new research directions
and scientific collaborations at UCI. The Cores will also provide training and access to state-of-the-art
experimental tools for students and postdoctoral scholars and will help prepare them for successful careers
in ocular research.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10899723
- **Project number:** 5P30EY034070-03
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-IRVINE
- **Principal Investigator:** Vladimir Jivkov Kefalov
- **Activity code:** P30 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2024
- **Award amount:** $624,293
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2022-09-01 → 2027-07-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10899723

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10899723, NEI UCI Center Core Grant for Vision Research (5P30EY034070-03). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10899723. Licensed CC0.

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