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Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Core

Overview of Services

 

The facility provides an ideally suited environment for carrying out investigative research toward challenging biomedical and material problems.

 

In addition to providing access to expert users, the Facility encourages researchers of all experience levels by offering training, support, collaborative research opportunities, and service in applying NMR-based biomolecular and/or analytical applications.

NMR is an extremely powerful research tool capable of characterizing at atomic resolution the three-dimensional structure, motional dynamics, folding pathways, and binding kinetics and thermodynamics of biomolecules.

 

Researchers at Rensselaer actively utilize the instrumentation to investigate the structural basis and treatment of diseases such as Alzheimer’s and cancer.

 

Active projects also include basic research in RNA folding, structure-function analysis of protein glycosylation, and the structural basis for protein recognition of natural carbohydrates and for rationally designed carbohydrate-based therapeutics.

 

Mission

The NMR facility was established with the mission of becoming a regional center for open use by both academic and industrial researchers throughout the upstate NY community and beyond.

 

Therefore, all researchers interested in utilizing these facilities (including the scheduling of training, and to obtain instrument time and rate information) are highly encouraged to contact Scott McCallum, the Director of the NMR core facility.

 

Facility staff is also highly receptive and supportive of the development of new methods to enhance and facilitate NMR-based biomolecular, chemical, and analytical applications.

 

Service work and assisted access is available to industry with clearly defined Intellectual Property protection.

 

In addition, consultation and research support services may be available with appropriate interaction through RPI’s technology transfer personnel within the Department of Research Administration. (Richard E. Scammell, WH 3rd Fl, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 110 8th Street, Troy, NY 12180, telephone 518-276-6177).

 

Leadership

 

Scott A. McCallum, Ph.D., Core Director

 

Location and Hours of Operation

 

Hours Location

 

8:00am - 5:00pm

Normal business hours

 

24/7 Access for trained users

 


Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies

Room 2149
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
110 8th Street
Troy, NY 12180-3590

Links and Resources

 

  1. http://biotech.rpi.edu/index.php/facilities/magnetic-resonance