Award Abstract #0619946
MRI: Development of OMX: A Structured Illumination Microscope System with Sub-100 nm Spatial Resolution for Applications in Cell Biology

NSF Org:	CBET Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems
Initial Amendment Date:	July 19, 2006
Latest Amendment Date:	July 19, 2006
Award Number:	0619946
Award Instrument:	Standard Grant
Program Manager:	Leon Esterowitz CBET Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems ENG Directorate for Engineering
Start Date:	August 1, 2006
Expires:	July 31, 2008 (Estimated)
Awarded Amount to Date:	$599439
Investigator(s):	Thomas Huser trhuser@ucdavis.edu (Principal Investigator)
Sponsor:	University of California-Davis OR/Sponsored Programs Davis, CA 95618 530/747-3838
NSF Program(s):	MAJOR RESEARCH INSTRUMENTATION
Field Application(s):	0000099 Other Applications NEC
Program Reference Code(s):	OTHR, 005E, 0000
Program Element Code(s):	1189

ABSTRACT

0619946

Huser

Tha applicants propose to develop, commercialize, and enhance a high-resolution structured-illumination (SI) light microscope system following a design originated at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) called OMX (Optical Microscope eXperimental). This first commercial OMX system will be located at the newly opened NSF Center for Biophotonics Science and Technology (CBST) Oak Park Research Building in Sacramento, CA. The OMX will be co-developed with an industrial partner (Applied Precision (API)) resulting in an instrument that will be available to researchers throughout the US.

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