This $2,000,000 Project Grant awarded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of the Director under the Research Infrastructure Programs (CFDA #93.351) will enable Yale University to acquire a state-of-the-art 11.7T Bruker preclinical magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system with cryogenic coil technology. The new ultra-high field MRI scanner will replace an obsolete 20-year old system, providing significantly enhanced sensitivity and resolution to support advanced functional,...
This Project Grant award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Research Infrastructure Programs (CFDA 93.351 - Research Infrastructure Programs) provides $1,899,234 to Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) to replace obsolete MRI and PET scanning equipment used for animal research. The award will fund a new integrated MRI-PET scanner with a 7T magnet, which will offer improved image quality, reduced operating costs, and expanded research capabilities compared to the...
This $2,000,000 Project Grant awarded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) under the Research Infrastructure Programs (CFDA 93.351) will provide funding for The Washington University in St. Louis to acquire a new 15.2-Tesla small-animal MRI scanner. This will replace the university's existing outdated 11.74-Tesla scanner, which has become unsustainable due to high liquid helium consumption costs. The new 15.2-Tesla scanner will offer significantly improved signal-to-noise ratio, spatial...
This $2,000,000 federal Project Grant award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Research Infrastructure Programs (ORIP) under CFDA 93.351 supports the replacement of a 14T high-field vertical-bore nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectrometer and microimager at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH). The specialized MR imaging and spectroscopy equipment has been a key research resource enabling biomedical investigations across diverse fields, including cancer, neuroscience,...
This $2,000,000 Project Grant awarded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) under the Research Infrastructure Programs (CFDA 93.351) will support the acquisition of a new FDA-approved 7T MRI scanner at Stanford University's Lucas Center for Imaging. The funding will replace an aging 7T MRI system that has become increasingly difficult to service due to the discontinuation of its cryostat design by the original manufacturer. The new Siemens 7T MRI scanner will provide enhanced imaging...
This $3,800,000 Project Grant award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Research Infrastructure Programs (ORIP) under CFDA #93.351 will support Washington University in St. Louis' acquisition of a Siemens whole-body human 7-tesla magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system. The high-field 7-T MRI scanner will provide enhanced signal-to-noise ratio and spatial resolution compared to lower-field 3-T systems, enabling more detailed brain imaging for 29 NIH-funded research projects at...
This federal Project Grant award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Research Infrastructure Programs (CFDA 93.351) provides $1,674,172 to Indiana University Indianapolis to upgrade their existing 3T MRI scanner to the advanced MAGNETOM CIMA.X FIT 3T MRI system. The high-performance gradient system of the new scanner will enable the university to pursue cutting-edge diffusion imaging techniques to better probe brain and tissue microstructures. This will enhance their...
This Project Grant award of $2,000,000 from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Research Infrastructure Programs (CFDA 93.351) will fund the acquisition of a new 3 Tesla MRI scanner at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC). The advanced scanner with high-performance gradients will enhance VUMC's research capabilities, especially for diffusion imaging and functional MRI of the brain and spine. The award will increase VUMC's MRI research capacity to support over 82 active...
The federal Project Grant award R56EB033347, in the amount of $499,291.00, was provided by the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) under the "Discovery and Applied Research for Technological Innovations to Improve Human Health" (CFDA 93.286) program. The award will support the development of breakthrough technology to enable future compact, mid-field (0.7 Tesla) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) systems, with the goal of improving accessibility and...
This $884,573 federal Project Grant award from the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB), under the Discovery and Applied Research for Technological Innovations to Improve Human Health program (CFDA 93.286), is supporting the development of a fast, comprehensive brain MRI technique. The goal is to reduce exam duration by roughly three-fold while capturing quantitative and qualitative MRI contrasts, as well as gadolinium-based enhancement. The project is being led by...
This $2,000,000 Project Grant award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Research Infrastructure Programs (CFDA 93.351) will fund the purchase of a new 3T Siemens Vida MRI system for the Pennington Biomedical Research Center (PBRC) in Louisiana. The state-of-the-art MRI system will replace two aging GE 3T scanners and significantly increase PBRC's capacity to perform human metabolism-related research scans, including studies on obesity, diabetes, cancer, aging, and Alzheimer's disease. The new 70cm bore system will enable PBRC to scan severely obese individuals who were previously unable to fit in their existing MRI machines. This award aims to maintain PBRC's technological capabilities, enhance research infrastructure, and push scientific discoveries in new directions by providing access to cutting-edge MRI technology and advanced imaging techniques. The project period runs from August 1, 2025 to July 1, 2026.