LC-MS/MS instrument to power biomedical research and education
Official title: Liquid-Chromatography Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) System
Funded at East Tennessee State University · NIH-11361737 · Data updated 2026-11-12
A new liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) instrument will support biomedical research and hands-on training for ETSU students and researchers across medicine, pharmacy, public health, and more.
Quick facts
| Grant type | NIH-funded research |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | East Tennessee State University NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Johnson City, United States) |
| Project start | June 1, 2026 |
| Project end | May 31, 2027 |
| Funding year | 2026 |
| Award (this year) | $250,000 |
| NIH project number | 1S10GM164675-01 |
| Project ID | NIH-11361737 on NIH RePORTER |
Who could benefit from this research
✓Could help
Patients may benefit indirectly through advances in drug development, disease biomarker research, and improved therapeutic strategies arising from the research enabled by the instrument.
✕Less likely to help
Direct patient participation is not part of this grant; it funds equipment and infrastructure to support research and training.
What this research studies
This grant funds a state-of-the-art LC-MS/MS system to fill a critical infrastructure gap at East Tennessee State University. The instrument will enable researchers and students from multiple colleges to perform advanced analyses used in pharmacokinetics, drug delivery research, biomarker quantification, environmental testing, and cardiovascular disease studies. It also opens rich educational opportunities for PharmD, MD, PhD, MS, and undergraduate trainees through hands-on training and data interpretation. The project emphasizes maintaining and sharing access across departments to maximize scientific and educational impact.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, patients could benefit indirectly through faster, higher-quality biomedical discoveries and better-trained clinicians who apply these insights in care.
How similar studies have gone: ETSU has a track record of publications driven by LCMS capabilities, showing prior success when similar instruments were available.
Where this research is happening
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East Tennessee State University
Johnson City, United States Active
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Brown, Stacy — East Tennessee State University
- Study coordinator: Brown, Stacy
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page.