The broad objective of this NIH-NEI Core Grant for Vision Research is to facilitate study of the structure, development and function of the visual system in health and in blinding diseases, with the aim of preventing, mitigating or curing such diseases, or the restoration of lost vision, through the application of the most sophisticated available techniques. Three resource and service modules will help achieve the broad objective, as follows:

Core	Director	Assistant Director	Technician Manager
I. Ocular Structure and Function (OSF) provides advanced technical equipment, training, expertise, and logistical support required for performing in vivo ocular imaging, functional visual testing, and histological analyses.	Saidas Nair	Felice Dunn	Yien-Ming Kuo, Ph.D. Yien-ming.Kuo@ucsf.edu (415) 309 0473
II. Advanced Imaging and Analysis (AIA) provides a unique, centralized resource for state-of-the-art microscopes, quantitative image analysis, and the creation of visual content.	Aparna Lakkaraju	Xin Duan	Suling Wang Suling.Wang@ucsf.edu (415) 810 0308
III. Vision Bioinformatics & Computation (VBC) provides vision bioinformatics and custom programming research capabilities. This will be achieved through providing expertise, education, and training	Yvonne Ou	Thuy Doan	Lin Zhang, Ph.D. Lin.Zhang@ucsf.edu (530) 204 8417