October 26, 2016
Purdue to dedicate new MRI facility for research in human and life sciences
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue University's new Purdue Magnetic Resonance Imaging Facility that will enhance research opportunities in the health and life sciences will be dedicated Friday (Oct. 28).
The 10 a.m. event is at the new facility, at 750 S. University St., south of Nelson Hall. Open house parking is available in the Harrison Street Parking Garage. Facility tours are available after the event, which is open to the public. Guests may register online.
The facility, which is just over 3,770 square feet, will house two MRI machines that focus on human sciences research for the College of Health and Human Sciences and the College of Engineering.
The facility and scanners will support research programs led by more than 20 scientists from four colleges. These scanners make it possible to have a non-invasive view of the living human body as researchers study morphology, neural function and biochemistry. Studies utilizing the MRI scanner include concussions in sports, the effects of metal toxicity on the brain, causes and treatments related to speech disorders and hearing loss, and dietary effects in tissue and bone, just to name a few.
The College of Health and Human Sciences received a $2 million National Institute of Health grant to support the project. The funding was acquired by Ulrike Dydak, an associate professor in the School of Health Sciences. The GE 3T scanner was purchased, in partnership with General Electric, through funding provided to the Engineering Healthier Brains 2015-2016 preeminent team. Thomas Talavage, professor, electrical and computer engineering and biomedical engineering, leads the team.
Writer: Amy Patterson Neubert, 765-494-9723, apatterson@purdue.edu
Sources: Ulrike Dydak, udydak@purdue.edu
Christine Babick, director of communications for the College of Engineering, 765-496-0417, babick@purdue.edu
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