# Microscopy Core

> **NIH NIH P30** · OKLAHOMA MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION · 2020 · $457,125

## Abstract

PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT
The goal of the Phase III Microscopy Core is to provide COBRE investigators with imaging tools and training to
make their cardiovascular research successful and sustainable. The Core will assist investigators with collect-
ing microscopic images that will facilitate publication of their research, acquisition of further funding, and dis-
covery of novel insights that push their research in new directions. The Core will provide state-of-the-art
equipment and expertise in a variety of techniques, including histological and histochemical analyses, immu-
nohistochemistry and immunocytochemistry, in-situ hybridization, photomicroscopy, computer-assisted image
analysis and morphometry, live-cell imaging, intravital spinning-disk confocal and multiphoton microscopy,
transmission electron microscopy, immunogold labeling, and advanced cryotechnologies such as freeze frac-
ture and freeze etching. The Microscopy Core equipment and staff are centrally located in the OMRF Cardio-
vascular Biology Research Program, in close proximity to the COBRE labs and the Cardiovascular Phenotyp-
ing Core. This central location promotes a high level of interaction among Core users. The Core will be di-
rected by two imaging experts, Drs. Florea Lupu and Courtney Griffin, with assistance from three experienced
staff members. Building on its success during Phases I and II, the Microscopy Core will expand and accelerate
research productivity and collaboration among COBRE investigators.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9924581
- **Project number:** 5P30GM114731-05
- **Recipient organization:** OKLAHOMA MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION
- **Principal Investigator:** FLOREA LUPU
- **Activity code:** P30 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $457,125
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** — → 2021-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9924581

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9924581, Microscopy Core (5P30GM114731-05). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-14 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9924581. Licensed CC0.

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