The 2020 Core Facility Assistance Grant program resulted in 14 new grants with approximately $100K being awarded to CU Boulder faculty across disciplines.

Project TItle PI Name Category PI Unit / Department
Investing in an advanced image analysis software for precisely measuring and quantifying morphology of neurons In culture and animal tissue Jayson Ball Equipment purchases and repairs Psychology & Neuroscience
Modeling deep-brain activity from functional near-infrared spectroscopy (FNIRS) data Marta Ceko Pilot data for new research Institute of Cognitive Science
Equipment and example analyses for teaching remotely while social distancing Brett Davidheiser-Kroll Improving health and safety within cores Geological Sciences
Achieving safe, fully remote access to the Raman Microspectroscopy Laboratory for Research, Training, and Education Eric Ellison Improving health and safety within cores Geological Sciences
Application for acquisition of IT infrastructure and tools to increase remote accessibility, support and remote training methods and protocols Annette Erbse Improving health and safety within cores Department of Biochemistry
Novel use of electrophysiology to study Alzheimer’s disease-associated sleep-related pathology in neuronal cultures derived from human pluripotent stem cells Christopher Link Pilot data for new research Integrative Physiology
FEI Vitrobot Mark IV, replacement part and repair Garry Morgan Equipment purchases and repairs MCDB
Improving research infrastructure and collaboration through purchase of a water purification system for the Biochemistry Cell Culture Facility Theresa Nahreini Equipment purchases and repairs Biochemistry
In vivo structure and function MRI analysis for disc degeneration Corey Neu Pilot data for new research Mechanical Engineering
Improving remote operations and safety of the Stem Cell Research and Technology Resource Center Teisha Rowland Improving health and safety within cores MCDB
Multinuclear NMR for the characterization of organic molecules and reactive intermediates Tarek Sammakia Equipment purchases and repairs Chemistry
Essential data storage for the Titan Krios Electron Microscope Karolin Schnizer-Luger Equipment purchases and repairs Biochemistry
Development of a pick-and-place technique for hybrid integrated quantum photonics circuits Shuo Sun Pilot data for new research Physics
Production and characterization of monocytes and macrophages from human pluripotent stem cells Cody Warren Pilot data for new research MCDB