The 4.7T/40cm MRI Facility was created as part of the
Ohio Cellular and Molecular Imaging Consortium (OCMIC) with
the goal to advance state of the art technology for animal
imaging at the molecular, cellular and system level, to serve
as a resource for medical research, biotechnology advances
and pharmaceutical development, and for probing in vivo gene
function, disease processes and therapeutic applications including
drug delivery and trials. The goal of the Consortium is to
facilitate inter-institutional collaboration between Academic
Institutions in Ohio and technology transfer to Industry.
Personnel:
Petra Schmalbrock, PhD, Director
Amir Abduljalil, PhD, Research Scientist
Johannes Heverhagen, PhD, MD, Research Scientist
Peter Wassenaar, MS, Research Scientist
Georgeta Mihai, MS, Graduate Research Assistant
Facility Description:
The Facility is
located adjacent to Wiseman Hall, and houses a 4/7T/40cm magnet
that is controlled by a Bruker Avance Console allowing for
MR imaging and spectroscopy of medium and small sized animals.
Instrument Access:
As per the mission of the Ohio Cellular and Molecular Imaging Consortium (OCMIC) the facility will be open statewide to all interested users for a wide range of collaborative research projects. MRI instrument access may be requested via the on-line request form. The operation of the facility will be coordinated by the Facility Director with oversight and assistance of the Steering Committee and the Technical Advisory Committee (see Operation Plan for further details).
Request for usage:
Please save the form to your hard disk, complete the form, save it with a unique name, and send it as an email attachment to schmalbrock.1@osu.edu
Operation plan:
Cost For Instrument Access:
Cost of operation and maintenance of the facility will be shared by the users. Based on initial estimates for the annual operating budget (personnel costs, instrument maintenance and supplies), and comparison with rates at comparable MRI facilities the following rates were established for 2005. Budget, costs, and rates will be reassessed annually ( see Operation Plan for definitions and further details).
- $320/hour for commercial and out-of-state users
- $200/hour reduced rate for in-state academic users
- $1200/day reduced daily rate for in-state academic users
- $40/hr for development rate
One-time free access for 10 hours will be given to start-up new projects
Additional Charges:
These charges will be assessed if not provided by user.
- $15/day, billed by ULAR, for Animal Handling including gas anesthesia (equipment loan from ULAR), and supplies, e.g. isoflurane (at cost)
- $27.50/hr for Data Analysis
- MRI Contrast Agent - at cost
- Usage of Computer Workstations
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