Auburn University received $184,773 from the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs to conduct research to develop an MRI agent that is optimized for the imaging of cardiovascular disease.
Allan David has been named as the Auburn University Samuel Ginn College of Engineering’s acting associate dean for research.
The use of magnetic resonance imaging, or MRI, to diagnose a wide variety of diseases and conditions is a widespread practice. But for nearly 2 million patients globally who have poor kidney function, these diagnostic tools are unavailable due to the risks associated with potential long-term toxicity from the contrast agent. NanoXort LLC has a solution.
As COVID-19 spreads throughout the United States and into Alabama, scientists on the research and development team at Assurance Scientific Labs in Birmingham, including Auburn chemical engineering doctoral candidate Richard Cullum, have devoted their undivided attention to developing a reliable test for the virus as quickly as possible.
An assistant professor in the Auburn University Department of Civil Engineering has been recognized with a National Science Foundation (NSF) Major Research Instrumentation Award worth more than $865,000. Lauren Beckingham, who was also awarded an NSF Faculty Early CAREER Development Award in 2019, will serve as the principal investigator on the project, with the award supporting the acquisition of an X-ray Computed Nanotomography (nanoCT) system equipped with in-situ mechanical and thermal material testing that enables fundamental research in biological, geological and engineered materials.