# VCCBH: Alteration and Renovation

> **NIH NIH P20** · UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT & ST AGRIC COLLEGE · 2020 · $300,798

## Abstract

PROJECT SUMMARY: ALTERATION AND RENOVATION
The goal of the Alteration and Renovation of to create the new Customized Physiology and Imaging Core
(Core C, CPIC) is to build upon a proven track record of innovative research, providing a stimulating and
productive environment for our state-of-the-art imaging and microscopy equipment that will foster interactions
among faculty, junior faculty and their graduate students, while generating new ideas and collaborations. To
achieve this goal, we will pursue the following Specific Aims: Specific Aim 1 renovates the existing imaging
facility in the Larner College of Medicine, currently limited by space and accessibility, to a modern,
sophisticated center that encourages collaborations among junior and senior faculty and promotes cutting-
edge experimentation. Specific Aim 2 creates dedicated space for image analysis and 3D printing equipment;
two rapidly evolving and important aspects of our ongoing and proposed research. The CPIC is unique at the
University of Vermont in that it will house state-of-the-art instrumentation designed for live tissue experiments.
The current imaging facility is hampered by insufficient space and poor climate control. There are not enough
rooms to house microscope systems separately, leading to equipment crowding and hindering usability.
Furthermore, the room sizes are too small, obstructing access for routine maintenance and modification,
failing to meet vendor specifications, and preventing new instrument acquisition. The proposed renovation will
be jointly overseen by the University's central Facilities Design and Construction and the Larner College of
Medicine Facilities Administration. The new CPIC will have 6 rooms for imaging/microscopy, a 3D printing
room, a centralized laboratory space and an office. Renovation will be done in two phases to limit disruption.
The first phase renovates space adjacent to the existing space into two microscope rooms and an office. The
second phase renovates existing space into 4 microscope rooms, a 3D Printing room, and a centralized
laboratory. Upgraded climate control systems will provide the required temperature control. Grant Hennig,
PhD, will be Core Director, and provide imaging and analysis expertise. Todd Clason, the CPIC Manager, will
occupy the office, providing Core users ease of access to his expertise. He will oversee daily operations,
usage schedules, user training and maintenance of Core instrumentation. Dr. Thomas Heppner will provide
electrophysiology and 3D Printing expertise. Drs. Albert Gonzales and Masayo Koide will each head a COBRE
project and make substantial use of the new Core. Renovation of the existing Core has strong support by the
Larner College of Medicine, which has allocated additional space, and provided architectural drawings and
floor plans for the CPIC. The renovated Core will be exceptionally well-suited to serve the diverse
imaging/electrophysiology needs of COBRE and UVM research communities, and su...

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9854166
- **Project number:** 1P20GM135007-01
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT & ST AGRIC COLLEGE
- **Principal Investigator:** Grant Hennig
- **Activity code:** P20 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $300,798
- **Award type:** 1
- **Project period:** 2020-08-06 → 2025-05-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9854166

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9854166, VCCBH: Alteration and Renovation (1P20GM135007-01). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-22 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9854166. Licensed CC0.

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