This $250,000 Project Grant award, provided by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) under the Research Infrastructure Programs (CFDA 93.351), will enable Montana State University Billings (MSUB) to acquire an Agilent 1290 Infinity Series II Ultra-High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (UHPLC) system integrated with an Agilent 6530 Quadrupole Time-of-Flight (QTOF) mass spectrometer. This cutting-edge analytical instrumentation will support advanced biomedical research and education at MSUB,...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $648,177 Project Grant to the University of Montana under the Integrative Activities (CFDA #47.083) grant program. The funding will enable the University to acquire a 600 MHz nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectrometer equipped with advanced instrumentation to support research, teaching, and outreach activities. The NMR spectrometer will directly impact the research of 12 laboratories and will be utilized in upper division lab courses and...
The National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) awarded a $2,179,141 Project Grant under the Biomedical Research and Research Training program (CFDA 93.859) to the University of Montana. The grant, effective September 1, 2024 through June 30, 2029, will support the Montana Clinical and Translational Research Center (Montana CTRC) project. The project aims to build clinical and translational research capacity in Montana, a rural and underserved state, through three key activities: 1)...
The University of Montana was awarded a $475k Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Chemistry under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) for the period of July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2024. The grant funds research on HIGH-VALENT NON-OXO-METAL COMPLEXES OF LATE TRANSITION METALS FOR SP3 C?H BOND ACTIVATION, which aims to advance understanding of major problems in chemistry through increasing the store of scientific knowledge on metal complexes...
Montana Technological University (MTU) received a $180,058 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Office of Integrative Activities under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to support the acquisition of a multi-channel ion chromatograph. The two-year award, made on September 1, 2021, will provide funding through August 31, 2023. The ion chromatograph will support geochemical and environmental research by strengthening MTU's ability to analyze water and soil samples as...
This $199,998 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Biological Infrastructure, under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074), will fund Montana Technological University to acquire, maintain, and operate an Hitachi HT7800 electron microscope. The microscope will advance interdisciplinary research, education, and outreach in biology, chemistry, geochemistry, mechanical engineering, environmental engineering, and geology. It will strengthen PhD programs in materials...
The University of Montana was awarded a $1,979,823 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Environmental Biology under the Biological Sciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.074). The five-year award beginning October 1, 2021 will fund a framework to reconcile competing disease transmission effects of competitors. Dr. Amy Kuenzi of Montana Technological University will assist as a sub-awardee, managing field assistants, collecting data, and performing laboratory assays...
This $265,280 National Science Foundation Project Grant will support Texas State University's acquisition of an automated isothermal titration calorimeter to expand biophysical research capacity and training opportunities. Funded through NSF's Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074), the three-year award will provide an Automated Microcal PEAQ Isothermal Titration Calorimeter for analyzing interactions between biological macromolecules through September 2025. As the first calorimetric...
The University of Montana was awarded a $669,931 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Office of Integrative Activities under the Geosciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.050) to conduct research titled "NNA RESEARCH: COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: FATE OF THE CARIBOU: FROM LOCAL KNOWLEDGE TO RANGE-WIDE DYNAMICS IN THE CHANGING ARCTIC." The three-year award beginning November 1, 2021 will support collaborative research to understand the dynamics and fate of caribou...
The University of Montana was awarded a $420,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Chemistry under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) for research titled "Fundamental Studies of the Hydrogen Bond Enhanced Halogen Bond (HBEXB) for Molecular Folding and Anion Transport." This three-year award beginning March 1, 2021 will support research into how hydrogen bonding and halogen bonding can be used to control molecular folding and...
The University of Montana received a $429,353 Project Grant award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) under the Research Infrastructure Programs (CFDA 93.351) on July 15, 2024. The grant will fund the acquisition of an Isothermal Titration Calorimeter (ITC) instrument to enhance the university's research capabilities. The ITC will enable rigorous, label-free, and direct measurement of molecular binding affinities, which is critical for several ongoing NIH-funded research projects at the university. These projects include: 1) studying the affinity between nuclear receptors and their cofactors to aid in the design of nuclear receptor drugs with fewer adverse effects; 2) accurately predicting the impact of protein mutations on stability and conformations; and 3) measuring the binding affinity between the Lyme disease-causing bacteria protein PlzA and its ligands. The ITC instrument will advance the research objectives of the University of Montana's broader research community, including six minor user projects, and support the three major NIH-funded projects described.