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Current Research

• Membrane and Structural Biology; Imaging of fat depots and atherosclerotic plaque.

Research in Dr. Hamilton's group is aimed at providing fundamental information relating to heart disease, diabetes, obesity, and diseases related to fatty acid metabolism. An overall goal to is to develop novel approaches to biomedical issues by integrating physical-chemical and physiological/biochemical approaches. In the group's newer research this is achieved by assembling multi-disciplinary teams to translate basic research into clinical applications. The group uses physical and instrumental methods (including solution state 13C NMR spectroscopy, solid state and magic angle spinning multinuclear NMR, multidimensional NMR, MR imaging, and fluorescence) that are tailored to the specific questions we are addressing. These techniques are complemented with molecular modeling, molecular biology and other cell biology methods.