Dr. David L. Williams and Dr. Zuchao Ma recently supervised the installation of a new, state-of-the-art nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) system in Building 119 on the Quillen College of Medicine campus.
While researchers at Quillen College of Medicine have used an NMR for many years, the Bruker AvanceCore NMR is a new generation instrument that is designed to be a cost-effective approach to NMR analysis. The Bruker AvanceCore has a wide range of applications in biomedical and life sciences research, including structural analysis, drug and vaccine development, diagnostics, biotechnology, natural products and a number of other uses.
Dr. Williams states, “The research community at Quillen College of Medicine and ETSU are very fortunate to have access to this new system, the purchase of which was made possible through the support of Dr. Bill Block, Dean of Medicine.We are very grateful for Dr. Block’s investment in research at Quillen College of Medicine.”
The NMR system is under the direction of Dr. Zuchao Ma, who heads the Medicinal Chemistry and Drug Synthesis Core in the Center. Potential users can access the instrument by contacting Dr. Ma at MAZ001@etsu.edu.
More information about the Bruker NMR system and its applications can be found at https://www.bruker.com/en/products-and-solutions/mr/nmr/avancecore.html.
At left:The AvanceCore NMR arrived in a myriad of pieces that required a month of assembly before the system was completed (at right).
At left: After the assembly was completed, Dr. Zuchao Ma was thoroughly trained on its use by Bruker scientists.
At right: Dr. Ma and Dr. Williams were excited to share the AcanceCore NMR functions with Dean Block. If you would like to learn more about the AvanceCore NMR and how you can apply it in your research, please contact Dr. Zuchao Ma.
