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Our Mission
The purpose of the John S. Dunn, Sr. Gulf Coast Consortium for Magnetic Resonance is to foster excellent cross-disciplinary research and education in the field of magnetic resonance and imaging, particularly in the Houston/Galveston geographical area. We propose to increase substantially the capacity in this geographic region for both nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with the addition of three specific pieces of equipment: two high-field NMR instruments and an MRI instrument targeted for small animal imaging.
The GCCMR will serve as a means of building and maintaining a community of interest among researchers at member institutions, as well as building a robust infrastructure of magnetic resonance equipment. These techniques provide atomic insight and dynamic structure on one end of the spectrum and molecular detail in whole tissues and intact organisms at the other. The GCCMR seeks to fulfill this mission through activities in three areas: education, communication, and research funding.
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