Project Grant S10OD026910

This $2,998,500 project grant from the National Institutes of Health's Office of the Director through the Research Infrastructure Programs (CFDA 93.351) will fund the purchase of a cryoprobe-enabled Bruker Avance NEO 500 MHz NMR spectrometer. The spectrometer will be installed at Boston College's Magnetic Resonance Center to replace aging equipment and enhance research capabilities. As the sole provider of high-field NMR services for Boston College faculty, 67% of whom conduct NIH-funded biomedical research, the Magnetic Resonance Center plays a vital role in supporting numerous projects. The new spectrometer's higher sensitivity and resolution will improve data acquisition times and enable detection of lower sample concentrations important for biological and drug development studies. Its superior deuterium detection, low-temperature acquisition, and water suppression techniques will also better serve ongoing NIH-funded projects at Boston College investigating biological pathways and new therapeutics. Trustees of Boston College will receive the $2.9 million in funding to acquire this new NMR spectrometer by June 14, 2022 to sustain and advance biomedical research infrastructure capabilities.