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Grants & Donors
BIF would like to thank all of those who have supported the facility, its mission, personnel, and growth.
External
• NIH National Center for Research Resources Project Title: A High-Pressure Freezing and Cryoprocessing System for Northwestern University, Amount of Award: $254,429; PI: William Russin
Internal:
• Shared Facilities Committee: $30,000 for Gatan Orius camera
• Shared Facilities Committee: $41,000 for Leica Confocal laser upgrade
Sources of Funds for BIF Resources:
| Resource | Source | Amount |
| Leica FCS Cyroultramicrotomy module | AGEP (Pierre)
NSEC (Giljohann) | $3,500
$36,000 |
| Leica Confocal system computer upgrade | NU Alumnae Association Grant (Russin) | $6,000 |
| Gatan Orius 832 Digital Camera | NU Shared Facilities Award (Russin) | $30,000 |
| Leica Cyroprocessing system | NIH Shared Instrumentation Grant (Russin) | $254,429 |
| Leica Confocal system upgrade | NU Shared Facilities Award (Russin) | $41,000 |
| Zeiss 510 Meta/ConfoCor3 system | Daniel F. and Ada L. Rice Foundation (Morimoto) | $770,236 |
| Leica Fluorescence upgrade | NU Shared Facilities Award (Russin) | $39,100 |
| Renovations for Zeiss Confocal | Office of the Vice President for Research
Weinberg College o Arts and Sciences
NU Department of Neurobiology and Physiology
NU Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Cell Biology | $55,000 |
| JEOL 1230 TEM | Howard Hughes Medical Institute (Lamb)
R. H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center (Woodruff)
NU Shared Facilities Award (Russin)
NU Department of Neurobiology and Physiology | $140,000
$50,000
$50,000
$40,000 |
| JEOL Multiple specimen holder | NU Shared Facilities Award (Russin) | $16,100 |
| Pelco microwave processor | NIH Grant (Dallos) | $10,000 |
| AMT digital camera | NU Department of Neurobiology and Physiology | $40,350 |
| Leica Confocal system | NIH Shared Instrumentation Grant (Woolley) | $309,170 |
| Upright Microscope for Leica Confocal system | R. H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center (Engel) | $52,681 |
| Leica Fluorescence system | Daniel F. and Ada L. Rice Foundation (Morimoto)
NIH Shared Instrumentation Grant (Woolley) | $60,236
$12,600 |
| Volocity 4D Imaging software | R. H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center (Woodruff) | $20,000 |
| Leica Fluorescence upgrade | NU Alumnae Association Grant (Russin)
NU Department of Neurobiology and Physiology
NU Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Cell Biology | $6,400
$1,500
$1,500
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| Manager salary | Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences (Widom)
Whitaker Foundation Grant (Linsenmeier) | $50,000
$30,000 |
| Specialist salary | NU Life Sciences Council (Russin) | $25,000 |
| Computers | Photonics Research Group (Woolley) | $10,000 |
*The table above is a listing of funding sources used for acquisition of new instruments and instrument upgrades for the past five years. A complete list is available upon request.
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