Upgrading Laboratories at the Center for Mathematics, Computing, and Cognition at UFABC: Proposal for Utilizing the 2024 Technical Reserve for Institutional Research Infrastructure

• Grant number: 24/21748-8
• Support Opportunities: Research Grants - Technical Reserve for Institutional Research Infrastructure
• Start date: March 01, 2025
• End date: February 28, 2026
• Field of knowledge: Interdisciplinary Subjects
• Principal Investigator: Raquel Vecchio Fornari
• Grantee: Raquel Vecchio Fornari
• Host Institution: Centro de Matemática, Computação e Cognição (CMCC). Universidade Federal do ABC (UFABC). Ministério da Educação (Brasil). Santo André , SP, Brazil

Abstract

This project addresses the current needs of the Center for Mathematics, Computation, and Cognition (CMCC) at UFABC. The proposal focuses on: (1) purchasing equipment to upgrade the Laboratory of Computational Biology and Bioinformatics; (2) maintaining equipment in the wet labs for cognition in the Delta Building; (3) acquiring equipment for data collection/analysis using eyetracking and fNIRS; (4) upgrading the air conditioning system in the laboratories of the Delta Building; and (5) acquiring equipment to enhance UFABC's Shared Multiuser Laboratories (LMUs). This infrastructure will be essential for the development of interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary research activities along three main axes: (i) neuroscience research with an emphasis on neurobiology and psychobiology using animal models; (ii) computational and mathematical modeling of biological systems; and (iii) research on cognitive processes. The proposed upgrades will be crucial for maintaining excellence in research. (AU)