Founder, Faculty Director of QBEAM
Dr. Thomas O’Halloran directs an interdisciplinary research program involving chemical synthesis, analytical chemistry, biochemistry, molecular biology and cell biology as the MSU Foundation Professor in the Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics and Chemistry at Michigan State University. He is the Founding Director of the Elemental Health Institute (EHI), where he leads teams of interdisciplinary biomedical researchers. This Institute brings together researchers from the fields of chemistry, biology, physics, engineering, medicine, proteomics, nanobiotechnology, molecular therapeutics and biological molecular imaging. Within EHI, he is the Founder and Faculty Director to the Quantitative Bio Element Analysis and Mapping (QBEAM) Center.
Address:
Department of Microbiology & Molecular Genetics
3007 Interdisciplinary Science & Technology Building
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI, 48824
Phone: (517) 353-4090 (Office)
Email: ohallor8@msu.edu
Director of QBEAM
Dr. Keith MacRenaris directs the Quantitative Bio Element Analysis and Mapping (QBEAM) Center and is a Research Associate Professor in the Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics at Michigan State University. He has been studying metals in biology for over 20 years focusing on a variety of topics including MRI contrast agents, nanoparticle synthesis and evaluation, in vivo models, and metals role in systems biology. In addition, he has run centers for trace and ultra trace analysis for 15 years starting at Northwestern University and their Quantitative Bioelement Imaging Center (QBIC).
Address:
Department of Microbiology & Molecular Genetics
1104 Interdisciplinary Science & Technology Building
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI, 48824
Phone: (517) 353-3044 (Office)
Email: macrenar@msu.edu
Research Associate
Address:
Department of Microbiology & Molecular Genetics
1100 Interdisciplinary Science & Technology Building
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI, 48824
