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Scientific Support Group

Objective

Provide specialized instrumentation, support services and personnel to other FSI projects. The purpose of this project is to provide all FSI research projects with a cost-effective means of accessing high cost, specialized instrumentation and skilled researchers.

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This group includes personnel with specialized knowledge in the preparation of biological specimens, handling of animals and pathology services, as well as, key personnel for the operation of highly technical instruments. Access to this type of state-of-the-art technology permits development and refinement of detection, identification and quantification methods.

This project allows the timely completion projects and validation of data and methods.

Investigators
Musser, Steven
Institution
DHHS/FDA - Center for Food Safety & Applied Nutrition
Start date
1998
End date
2003
Funding Source
Center For Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
Project number
FSI-20-RSVP-47472