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Imaging Cells and Tissues with Super-Resolution Structured Illumination Microscopy

Award Number: R15GM128166
ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF GENERAL MEDICAL SCIENCES
OPDIV: NIH
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 07/01/2018
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 08/31/2026

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Imaging Cells and Tissues with Super-Resolution Structured Illumination Microscopy - Imaging Cells and Tissues with Super-Resolution Structured Illumination Microscopy - Project Summary Fluorescence optical microscopy is one of the most important tools available for the study of biological systems at the cellular level. Unfortunately, due to diffraction phenomena the resolution of fluorescence microscopes in the lateral dimension is limited to about 250 nm. As many biological structures within cells are much smaller than this, increasing resolution is of prime importance. Although several methods are now available which are able to extend the resolution of optical microscopes beyond the diffraction limit, imaging cells and tissues with these methods remains a challenge. Super-resolution structured illumination microscopy (SIM), which can achieve a resolution of approximately 100 nm, is a suitable super-resolution method for cells and tissues. However, adoption of this technique by biologists is hindered by the inflexible equipment and artifact- prone image analysis algorithms which are currently available. The solution to this problem demands innovations in both optical design and in data processing methods which are used in SIM. In particular, imaging deeper into tissues with SIM has not been realized so far. The goal of this interdisciplinary project is to develop, improve, and utilize super-resolution microscopy with a focus on imaging both cells and tissues. In Aim 1 we will develop alternative illumination approaches for SIM using economical components, and we will develop and implement improved SIM reconstruction algorithms which produce results with higher resolution, quality, and more reliable results than are available with current methods. These methods will allow imaging into tissues up to 500 micrometers, about 10-fold better than current technology allows. In Aim 2, we will develop new algorithms based on machine learning for optical sectioning microscopy and for denoising of microscopy images. In Aim 3, we will use the newly developed suite of methods for studies of the molecular basis of allergic responses. We will use structured illumination microscopy to study the relationship between cell surface receptors and the morphology of the plasma membrane, and we will develop a reaction-diffusion model to better understand the biophysics of the cell membrane.


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2025 ( Subtotal = $0 )
2025	2023	THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO	1420 AUSTIN BLUFFS PKWY	COLORADO SPRINGS	CO	80918	EL PASO	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	001	2	8/26/2025	SUPPLEMENT FOR EXPANSION	$0
2025	2022	THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO	1420 AUSTIN BLUFFS PKWY	COLORADO SPRINGS	CO	80918	EL PASO	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	000	2	8/26/2025	COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
														Subtotal = $0

Issue Date FY: 2023 ( Subtotal = $99,948 )
2023	2023	REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO	1420 AUSTIN BLUFFS PARKWAY	COLORADO SPRINGS	CO	80918	EL PASO	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	002	2	8/1/2023	SUPPLEMENT FOR EXPANSION	$99,948
2023	2022	THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO	1420 AUSTIN BLUFFS PKWY	COLORADO SPRINGS	CO	80918	EL PASO	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	001	2	10/30/2022	COMPETING CONTINUATION	$990
2023	2018	THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO	1420 AUSTIN BLUFFS PKWY	COLORADO SPRINGS	CO	80918	EL PASO	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	000	1	10/30/2022	NEW	-$990
														Subtotal = $99,948

Issue Date FY: 2022 ( Subtotal = $412,952 )
2022	2022	REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO, THE	1420 AUSTIN BLUFF PKWY CH209	COLORADO SPRINGS	CO	80918	EL PASO	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	000	2	8/9/2022	COMPETING CONTINUATION	$412,952
														Subtotal = $412,952

Issue Date FY: 2018 ( Subtotal = $432,000 )
2018	2018	REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO, THE	1420 AUSTIN BLUFF PKWY CH209	COLORADO SPRINGS	CO	80918	EL PASO	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	000	1	6/25/2018	NEW	$432,000
														Subtotal = $432,000

Grand Total All Awards = $944,900

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Imaging Cells and Tissues with Super-Resolution Structured Illumination Microscopy

Award Number: R15GM128166

ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF GENERAL MEDICAL SCIENCES

OPDIV: NIH

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 07/01/2018

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 08/31/2026

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