# Imaging Module

> **NIH NIH P30** · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH SCI CTR HOUSTON · 2020 · $202,512

## Abstract

IMAGING MODULE
ABSTRACT
The purpose of the Imaging Module is to provide instrumentation and training for high-resolution, multi-channel
imaging and quantitative image analysis to the members of the Vision Core Group. We strive to obtain the
latest technology for our confocal facility, which can support up to 5-channel labeling in a centrally located core
facility accessible to all Core Grant members. In the confocal facility, we will have three Zeiss confocal
microscopes, (Zeiss LSM 510 META, Zeiss LSM 780 and Zeiss LSM 800 with Airyscan (on order)) plus a
Zeiss Apotome 2 mounted on an Axio Imager. After training, authorized users may sign up using the on-line
calendar on the Vision Core Grant web page, which also contains instructions and a primer on multi-channel
confocal microscopy. A Phoenix Research OCT system is available for small animal work. An initiative to
provide 2-photon imaging has been started with a commitment of support and a goal to make this available
during the first year of the program. Technical assistance and training for confocal microscopy, OCT and
image analysis are available from a microscopist and software specialist supported by the Module. Programs
for off-line image analysis (ZenLite, and ImageJ) are widely distributed throughout the user group and the
Module holds licenses for several additional programs (ZenBlue, Imaris and Image Pro). The Module will also
provide access to a comprehensive library of fluorescent secondary antibodies for multi-channel imaging.
Priority use is assigned to NEI supported research and pilot projects in vision research. Because the Imaging
Module will support the service contracts on the microscopes, confocal microscopy will be freely available to all
members of the Vision Core Grant at no charge. We believe this is a key factor in the careful analysis of
confocal material. The no-charge policy actively encourages new users and junior faculty because it allows the
time to learn about confocal imaging.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9975176
- **Project number:** 5P30EY028102-04
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH SCI CTR HOUSTON
- **Principal Investigator:** STEPHEN C MASSEY
- **Activity code:** P30 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $202,512
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** — → —

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9975176

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9975176, Imaging Module (5P30EY028102-04). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9975176. Licensed CC0.

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