OPTICAL IMAGING FACILITY

光学成像设备

• 批准号: 8357095
• 负责人: PRISCILA SANABRIA
• 金额: $ 8.33万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSIDAD CENTRAL DEL CARIBE
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2011
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2011-07-01 至 2012-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/8357095
• 关键词: Achievement; Address; Biomedical Research; Cell Culture Techniques; Cell Maintenance; Communities; Core Facility; Cultured Cells; Data; Educational workshop; Environment; Equipment; Faculty; Funding; Goals; Grant; Health; Housing; Image; Imaging technology; Laboratories; Lasers; Life; Microscope; Mission; National Center for Research Resources; Preparation; Principal Investigator; Process; Publications; Puerto Rico; Research; Research Infrastructure; Research Personnel; Reservations; Resources; Sampling; Services; Source; Specimen; System; Training; United States National Institutes of Health; base; cost; fluorescence imaging; fluorescence microscope; graduate student; immunocytochemistry; innovation; instrument; instrumentation; operation; optical imaging; web site

This subproject is one of many research subprojects utilizing the resources provided by a Center grant funded by NIH/NCRR. Primary support for the subproject and the subproject's principal investigator may have been provided by other sources, including other NIH sources. The Total Cost listed for the subproject likely represents the estimated amount of Center infrastructure utilized by the subproject, not direct funding provided by the NCRR grant to the subproject or subproject staff. The Optical Imaging Facility (OIF) is core facility established to provide the equipment, training, technical and scientific expertise necessary to optimally carry on applications requiring image capture and processing from live and fixed specimens. The facility houses widefield fluorescence microscope imaging systems, a laser confocal microscope and other standard equipments for sample preparation and live cell culture and maintenance. The OIF also provide services for the preparation of specimens through its Immunocytochemistry Laboratory and technical support for each of the components. Our continuation goal is to support and help our faculty to identify and develop relevant research that would address significant health issues in our local community. In order to accomplish the OIF mission, our specific aims are: 1. To provide technical support to optimally perform studies that requires immunocytochemistry and quantitative fluorescence imaging capture and analysis. 2. To provide instrument access and training on the effective utilization of microscope-based equipment to carry on applications that rely on image capture and processing from live and fixed specimens. 3. To disseminate through the academic community in Puerto Rico the capabilities of the OIF and the achievements of its users through the offering of seminars, workshops on imaging technology and maintaining a website that includes information about the facility operation, instrumentation reservation and other educational resources. 4. To enhance UCC's scientific environment by providing young faculty and graduate students state of the art imaging technology to obtain preliminary data to apply for external funding and helping established investigators to innovate their research and increase their publication record.

该子项目是利用资源的众多研究子项目之一 由 NIH/NCRR 资助的中心拨款提供。子项目的主要支持 并且子项目的首席研究员可能是由其他来源提供的， 包括其他 NIH 来源。 子项目可能列出的总成本 代表子项目使用的中心基础设施的估计数量， NCRR 赠款不直接向子项目或子项目工作人员提供资金。 光学成像设施 (OIF) 是核心设施，旨在提供必要的设备、培训、技术和科学专业知识，以最佳地进行需要从活体和固定标本中捕获和处理图像的应用。该设施拥有宽场荧光显微镜成像系统、激光共焦显微镜和其他用于样品制备、活细胞培养和维护的标准设备。 OIF 还通过其免疫细胞化学实验室提供样本制备服务，并为每个组件提供技术支持。我们的持续目标是支持和帮助我们的教师确定和开展相关研究，以解决当地社区的重大健康问题。 为了完成 OIF 的使命，我们的具体目标是： 1. 为最佳地进行需要免疫细胞化学和定量荧光成像捕获和分析的研究提供技术支持。 2. 提供有关有效利用基于显微镜的设备的仪器使用和培训，以进行依赖于活体和固定标本的图像捕获和处理的应用。 3. 通过波多黎各学术界传播 OIF 的能力及其用户的成就，方法是举办有关成像技术的研讨会、讲习班以及维护一个包含有关设施运营、仪器预订和其他教育资源的信息的网站。 4. 通过为年轻教师和研究生提供最先进的成像技术来获取初步数据以申请外部资金，并帮助现有研究人员创新研究并增加发表记录，从而改善 UCC 的科学环境。