2020 Core Facility Assistance Grant Winners
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 |