# Acquisition of a Leica Microdissection System for the University of Miami

> **NIH NIH S10** · UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · 2020 · $244,734

## Abstract

Title: Acquisition of a Leica Microdissection System for the University of Miami
Project Abstract/Summary
The purpose of this shared S10 instrumentation grant application is the purchase of a laser microdissection
microscope (LMD7 from Leica) for the University of Miami (UM) to support the NIH funded research of 7 Major
Users, as well as 12 Minor User groups representing 5 Centers and 8 Departments at the University of Miami
(UM). Currently, there are no available laser microdissection systems at UM or other research facilities in South
Florida that can be used to develop these NIH-funded projects. The user groups have identified a strong need
for isolation of cell populations and specific tissue regions in the brain, pancreas and tumor sections for further
downstream processing that requires the precise sample collection allowed by the LMD7. This capability is
essential for several UM-based NIH-funded investigators to perform, accelerate and expand their research
programs.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9938939
- **Project number:** 1S10OD028535-01
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
- **Principal Investigator:** Carlos Torres Moraes
- **Activity code:** S10 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $244,734
- **Award type:** 1
- **Project period:** 2020-08-15 → 2021-08-14

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9938939

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9938939, Acquisition of a Leica Microdissection System for the University of Miami (1S10OD028535-01). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-08-02 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9938939. Licensed CC0.

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