The National Biomedical Center for Advanced ESR Technology (ACERT) is funded by the National Institute of Health (NIH) through its National Center for Research Resources (NCRR) to support 4 principal areas of Core Research in ESR.The National Biomedical Research
Center for AdvanCed ESR Technology (ACERT) is an outgrowth of
extensive experience in developing the methods of modern electron
spin resonance (ESR, a.k.a. EPR-Electron Paramagnetic Resonance)
by Prof. Jack H. Freed's research group at Cornell University.
The technologies upon which this Center is based are in many respects
unique in the world. These principal areas of our expertise are:
Pulsed Fourier Transform and Two Dimensional ESR
• Distance Measurements in Proteins and Aggregates using
Double Quantum Coherence ESR and Related Methods
• Dynamic Structure of Membranes and Proteins by 2D-ELDOR
• Functional Dynamics of Proteins by Time Resolved FT and
2D-ESR
High Frequency-High Field (HFHF) ESR
• New Instrumental Developments in HFHF ESR
• Development of High Power Pulsed HFHF ESR
• Multifrequency Studies of Dynamics in Proteins and Membranes
High Resolution ESR Microscopy
• Development of Continuous Wave and Pulsed ESR Microscopes
• Biomedical Applications of ESR Micro-Imaging
Theory and Computational Methods for Modern ESR
• Improved Theoretical and Computational Methods for Analyzing
Modern ESR Experiments
In addition to making resources available to the biomedical
community, publishing and advertising results, and running workshops
on the new methodologies, ACERT also addresses the need to bring
these new technologies to other laboratories.
Please see our website for more details.
