# Michigan State University VDL Vet-LIRN 2021

> **NIH FDA U18** · MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY · 2021 · $44,491

## Abstract

PAR-18-604 Vet-LIRN Network Capacity-Building Project
Michigan State University
Project Summary
The Toxicology Section of the Michigan State University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory works in coordination
with the FDA Vet-LIRN and the Food Emergency Response Network (FERN) to monitor, test, and report on
chemical food contaminants in an effort to provide effective communication of laboratory findings to protect the
nation’s food/feed supply. Testing of food products for chemical residues, including antimicrobial drugs and the
naturally occurring fungal contaminant mycotoxins, are routinely performed by liquid chromatography tandem
mass spectrometry. Newer methods for the detection of multiple drug residues in food products (Becker et al,
2004; Aguilera-Luiz et al, 2008; Heller et al, 2006, Tang et al, 2012) have been described for ultra-high
performance liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometers. The recent acquisition of a UPLC-MS/MS has
greatly enhanced our capabilities and provides surge capacity with high throughput for Vet-LIRN and FERN-
directed product testing. However, the current system LC-MS/MS system makes use of nitrogen cylinders
instead of a continuous source of high purity gas. Additionally, sample preparation time is currently limited by
the ability to remove solvent by gas evaporation. The acquisition of a nitrogen generator and a nitrogen
evaporation unit will allow for increased sample capacity and throughput without interruption in analytical testing.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10449684
- **Project number:** 1U18FD007515-01
- **Recipient organization:** MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
- **Principal Investigator:** KIMBERLY DODD
- **Activity code:** U18 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** FDA
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $44,491
- **Award type:** 1
- **Project period:** 2021-09-06 → 2022-08-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10449684

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10449684, Michigan State University VDL Vet-LIRN 2021 (1U18FD007515-01). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-25 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10449684. Licensed CC0.

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