Hormel Institute seeking $19.8 million in state bonding dollars to aid in the development of the Minnesota Bioimaging Center

The Hormel Institute, University of Minnesota in Austin is seeking $19.8 million in state bonding dollars to aid in the development of Phase 1 of the Minnesota Bioimaging Center, which would include the installation of a second Cryo EM microscope at the facility.  The $19.8 million total would be matched or exceeded by the Institute, and Dr. Susan Hafenstein, the Head of the Cryo EM department at the Institute talked about the establishment of the Bioimaging Center, and why it is of value…

Dr. Hafenstein went on to talk about what exactly the lab she brought with her to the Institute does, and how the Cryo EM microscope aids them in their research…

District 24 Senator Carla Nelson of Rochester stated that the bonding dollars for the Institute will enable the facility to conduct research that will benefit the entire state…

Senator Nelson went on to talk about why the project is so exciting…

Nelson and the rest of the Senate Capital Investment Committee will be visiting the Institute as part of the committee’s swing through southeastern Minnesota November 28th through the 30th.