# Clemson Light Imaging Facility (CLIF)

> **NIH NIH P20** · CLEMSON UNIVERSITY · 2020 · $181,305

## Abstract

Summary: The Clemson Light Imaging Facility (CLIF) will serve as the Imaging and Cell Sorting Core for the
EPIC COBRE. The CLIF is a multi-user core facility located in the new Clemson University Life Sciences
Facility. The core is under the direction of Dr. Terri Bruce, and houses a suite of Nikon microscopes, a Zeiss
LSM 510 confocal microscope, a CytoViva Hyperspectral Imaging System, a Leica DM 750 P polarized light
microscope, a Leica DM IL inverted contrasting microscope, a Leica M80 stereomicroscope, a Leica TCS SPE
spectral confocal and a Leica SP8X multiphoton spectral confocal microscope. Additionally, the CLIF houses
cell counting and sorting equipment, including a Guava EasyCyte HT and a BD Influx FACS cell sorter. The
CLIF includes a multi-user specimen preparation laboratory, and a dedicated 20-seat classroom equipped with
video conferencing and recording capabilities.
The specific aims of the Imaging and Cell Sorting Core are 1) to enhance the cell sorting capabilities of the
Clemson Light Imaging Facility (CLIF); 2) to promote and facilitate the research undertaken by the target PIs of
this COBRE; and 3) to promote and facilitate research at Clemson University and the state of South Carolina.
Aim 1 will be addressed by the addition of a BioRad S3 Cell Sorter (funds from CU Provost) and a dedicated
cell sorting technician. Aims 2&3 will be addressed through providing assistance to target investigators with
design and implementation of visualization and cell sorting experiments, providing advanced technique and
equipment training, and providing organized workshops on multiphoton/confocal imaging and advanced cell
sorting.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9900818
- **Project number:** 5P20GM109094-05
- **Recipient organization:** CLEMSON UNIVERSITY
- **Principal Investigator:** Terri Lane Foster Bruce
- **Activity code:** P20 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $181,305
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** — → 2022-07-14

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9900818

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9900818, Clemson Light Imaging Facility (CLIF) (5P20GM109094-05). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-27 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9900818. Licensed CC0.

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