Dr. Cory Brooks and his colleagues are a step closer to creating a facility at Fresno State where researchers from across the California State University system and the greater community can measure protein interactions.

Thanks to a $242,073 grant from the National Institutes of Health, Brooks and three other Fresno State biochemistry faculty were able to acquire a surface plasmon resonance instrument platform. Think of it as a fancy laser system with a prism, Brooks said. A sample is placed on the surface, a light shines through it and the reflected light intensity is measured.

The award was one of 434 grants and contracts that Fresno State received during the 2023-24 academic year for a total of $78.3 million, setting another research and grant funding record for the sixth consecutive year.

That’s a 10.8% increase in funding over the previous year to support academic research, provide internship opportunities, offer mentorship programs, purchase equipment and more.

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