# 04 Small Animal Imaging Facility

> **NIH NIH P30** · UNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR · 2020 · $307,926

## Abstract

PROJECT SUMMARY: SMALL ANIMAL IMAGING FACILITY (SAIF)
The mission of the Small Animal Imaging Facility (SAIF) is to advance cancer research by providing cancer
center members with powerful imaging technologies and the expertise necessary to successfully integrate
imaging sciences into preclinical cancer research. Dr. John D. Hazle serves as director, and Dr. James A.
Bankson serves as co-director. The facility includes faculty experts, specially trained staff, and state-of-the-art
imaging instrumentation, most of which is not available anywhere else in the cancer center. The SAIF has 3
separate sites across the campus to ensure convenient access to all cancer center members. SAIF imaging
laboratories are located on the North Campus adjacent to and contiguous with the small animal vivarium, inside
the South Campus Vivarium, and in South Campus Research Building #3. SAIF faculty and staff are available
to support all aspects of imaging in preclinical cancer research, from proposal and experiment design through
data acquisition, analysis, interpretation, and presentation. Currently, the SAIF has 21 unique pieces of imaging
equipment optimized for small animals and a full complement of ancillary equipment for support of animals
before, during, and after experiments. The imaging equipment includes 3 high-field magnetic resonance
scanners, a low-field permanent magnet magnetic resonance scanner, a dynamic nuclear polarization system
for generating hyperpolarized magnetic resonance agents, a microcomputed tomography system, a positron
emission tomography/single-photon emission computed tomography/computed tomography scanner, 2 small-
animal radiation research platforms, 2 ultrasound systems (1 capable of photoacoustic imaging), a dedicated
photoacoustic imaging system, a cabinet X-Ray system, 6 optical imaging systems, and a prototype magnetic
relaxometry system (on loan as part of a research agreement). During this grant period, MD Anderson has funded
$5,918,344 in capital equipment, and approximately $1.1M has been obtained through NCI Shared or High-end
Instrumentation grants. Annual operational funding is $195,521 (20%) from the CCSG, $719,742 (74%) from
program income, and $53,413 (6%) of institutional support. During this 6-year grant period, the SAIF served a
total of 250 cancer center members, including investigators from all 16 CCSG programs. A total of 87% of all
usage was peer-review funded, and the SAIF is requesting $200,057 (20%) from the CCSG in grant Yr44. Overall
use has increased 2.7-fold in Yr42 over the average use in the prior funding cycle. The SAIF supported 181
peer-reviewed publications during this reporting period, with 51 (28%) published in journals with IF >10 and 119
(66%) published in those with IF >5. The specific aims are: Aim 1: To maintain a broad range of state-of-the-art
imaging instrumentation and dedicated staff that support the preclinical imaging needs of cancer center
members; Aim 2: To provide consultation, trai...

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9997798
- **Project number:** 5P30CA016672-44
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR
- **Principal Investigator:** JOHN D. HAZLE
- **Activity code:** P30 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $307,926
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** — → —

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9997798

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9997798, 04 Small Animal Imaging Facility (5P30CA016672-44). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-22 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9997798. Licensed CC0.

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