Project Grant W911NF1610430

This Project Grant award from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) Biomedical Research and Research Training Program (CFDA 93.859) supports the development of a novel liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) platform for rapid, real-time online monitoring of targeted small molecule metabolites in complex biological systems. The $375,000 award to Rowan University will fund research to create a sensor-like LC-MS system capable of high-throughput gradient separations,...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $460,000 Project Grant under its Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) to Central Michigan University (CMU) to acquire a Liquid Chromatography-Electrospray Ionization-Quadrupole Time of Flight Mass Spectrometer (LC-ESI-QTOF MS). This state-of-the-art instrument will facilitate advanced research and training in areas including synthetic chemistry, biochemistry, polymer science, and materials science at CMU. The LC-ESI-QTOF MS will enable...

This $250,000 Project Grant award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) under the Research Infrastructure Programs (CFDA 93.351) supports the acquisition of an Agilent 1290 Infinity Series II Ultra-High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (UHPLC) system with a Quadrupole Time-of-Flight (QTOF) mass spectrometer at Montana State University Billings (MSUB). This cutting-edge analytical instrumentation will enable advanced biomedical research and education at the undergraduate level, with a...

The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) awarded a $319,172 Project Grant under the NIJ Research, Evaluation, and Development Project Grants program (CFDA 16.560) to Research Triangle Institute (RTI International), an independent non-profit research organization. The grant funding will support evaluating the use of direct mass spectrometry technology, specifically the Luxon ion source, to improve the efficiency and capabilities of toxicology laboratories in screening for drugs related to...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $636,312 Project Grant through its Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) to the University of Southern Mississippi to acquire a state-of-the-art high-resolution liquid chromatography-mass spectrometer (LC-MS) system. This equipment will enhance the university's research, education, and outreach capabilities. The LC-MS instrument will allow graduate and undergraduate students to gain valuable skills in high-resolution mass spectrometry and...

The National Science Foundation's Integrative Activities (CFDA 47.083) program has awarded a $350,000 Project Grant to the College of Charleston to acquire a MALDI-TOF/TOF mass spectrometer instrument. This state-of-the-art equipment will enable new research directions, encourage cross-disciplinary collaborations, and provide hands-on training for a diverse population of undergraduate students and researchers at the college and across the Lowcountry region of South Carolina. The mass...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemistry awarded a $710,000 Project Grant to Boise State University under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to acquire a high-resolution liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) system. This system will enhance research infrastructure and enable new capabilities in proteomics and metabolomics research at the university. The grant will support graduate, undergraduate, and high school student training in modern...

This Project Grant award, totaling $119,881, was provided by the U.S. Department of Justice's National Institute of Justice (NIJ) under the NIJ Research, Evaluation, and Development Project Grants program (CFDA 16.560). The funding supports a comparative study to advance high-resolution mass spectrometry (HRMS) techniques for the detection of new psychoactive substances (NPS) across diverse sample matrices. The research aims to systematically evaluate and compare the performance of three...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemistry awarded a $348,737 Project Grant to Mississippi State University to acquire a high-resolution quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometer with diverse inlet and ionization capabilities for chemical analyses. This award is jointly funded through the Major Research Instrumentation Program, Chemistry Research Instrumentation Program, and Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research. The new instrument will strengthen the...

This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (CFDA 93.113 - Environmental Health) provides $459,353 to the University of Toledo to conduct research on the discovery and characterization of novel cyanotoxins. The key objectives are to: Optimize high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) with native fluorescence detection and Orbitrap mass spectrometry to structurally analyze microcystins (MCs), anabaenopeptins (APs), and cyanopeptolins (CPs) - three...