This $1,759,412 Project Grant awarded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) under the Research Infrastructure Programs (CFDA 93.351) will fund the acquisition of a Bruker TimsTOF Flex MALDI-2 mass spectrometry system for spatial molecular imaging at the Buck Institute for Research on Aging. The new instrument will enhance the institute's capabilities to spatially resolve proteins, glycans, lipids, and metabolites in human and animal tissues and organoids, supporting 18 NIH-funded research...
The National Science Foundation awarded a $310,000 Project Grant to Case Western Reserve University to acquire a matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometer (MALDI-TOF MS) under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). This specialized instrument will enable a wide range of innovative research activities across 8 departments, including analysis of fragile macromolecules, complex biomaterials, and synthetic polymers. The new equipment will...
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) awarded a $949,116 Project Grant under the Research Infrastructure Programs (CFDA 93.351) to the University of South Florida (USF) to acquire a Thermo Fisher Scientific Orbitrap IQ-X mass spectrometer system with a Vanquish Flex UHPLC system. This specialized equipment will establish a unique omics capability at USF, enabling detailed, high-resolution structural analysis of low-level small molecules in complex biological matrices. The instrument will...
This Project Grant award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Research Infrastructure Programs (CFDA 93.351) provides $750,000 to Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) to acquire a state-of-the-art integrated mass spectrometry-based system for hydrogen/deuterium exchange (HDX-MS) studies. The new HDX-MS instrument will support a large community of over 30 NIH-funded biomedical researchers at CWRU and neighboring institutions, including the Cleveland Clinic, University Hospitals, and...
The Ohio State University was awarded a $474,000 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture to acquire a PTR-TOF-MS-4000 for volatile analyses from biogenic sources. The grant is part of the USDA NIFA Equipment Grants Program and will provide funding from September 1, 2022 through August 31, 2026. The Equipment Grants Program aims to increase access to shared-use specialty equipment for food and agriculture research at institutions...
This federal Project Grant award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of the Director under the Research Infrastructure Programs (CFDA 93.351) provides $1,105,757 to the University of Rochester to acquire a TIMSTOF HT LC-MS system for advanced proteomic research. The instrument will expand the capabilities of the university's Mass Spectrometry Resource Laboratory, enabling high-throughput, high-resolution mass spectrometry analysis to support over 20 NIH-funded research projects...
The National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) awarded a $1,469,739 Project Grant (CFDA 93.859 Biomedical Research and Research Training) to the Research Foundation of the City University of New York (RFCUNY) to purchase a TIMSTOF-FLEX MALDI-2 high-resolution mass spectrometer. This novel instrument will support biomedical research projects in twelve laboratories across CUNY and nearby institutions, including investigations into the conformational dynamics of light-sensitive proteins...
This Project Grant award from the National Institutes of Health's (NIH) Research Infrastructure Programs (CFDA 93.351) provides $1,077,584 to Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, to acquire a Bruker timsTOF HT mass spectrometer. The instrument will be housed at the Center for Advanced Proteomics Research (CAPR) at the Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences-Newark campus and will be used to support proteomics research for a group of 15 NIH-funded investigators. The new mass spectrometer...
The National Science Foundation awarded The Ohio State University a $339,084 project grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to acquire a photothermal infrared Raman microscope for high resolution label-free chemical imaging. The microscope will allow for non-destructive analysis of chemical composition and structure at the micro/nanoscale without sample preparation or labeling. This type of advanced chemical imaging technology supports the program's goals of...
This Project Grant award of $1 from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of the Director (CFDA 93.351 - Research Infrastructure Programs) will provide the University of California, Irvine (UC Irvine) with a state-of-the-art MALDI-QTOF mass spectrometer for advanced biomolecular spatial phenotyping research. The instrument will support multiple NIH-funded programs at UC Irvine across disciplines including Alzheimer's disease, cancer, cartilage engineering, lens crystallin aging, plant...