, ▁state , ▁and ▁local ▁levels . ▁ ▁Howard ▁Hugh es ▁Medical ▁Institute ▁ ▁The ▁Howard ▁Hugh es ▁Medical ▁Institute ▁at ▁University ▁of ▁Maryland , ▁Baltimore ▁County ▁is ▁engaged ▁in ▁the ▁research ▁on ▁application ▁of ▁nuclear ▁magnetic ▁reson ance ▁( N MR ) ▁to ▁studies ▁of ▁the ▁structure ▁and ▁function ▁of ▁prote ins ▁and ▁mac rom ole cular ▁interactions . ▁ ▁Institute ▁of ▁Fl u ores c ence ▁ ▁The ▁Institute ▁of ▁Fl u ores c ence ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁by ▁Dr . ▁Chris ▁D . ▁Ged des ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Maryland , ▁Baltimore ▁County . ▁Appro aches ▁and ▁concepts ▁both ▁developed ▁and ▁discovered ▁by ▁the ▁group , ▁such ▁as ▁Metal - En hanced ▁Fl u ores c ence ▁( ME F ), ▁Metal - En hanced ▁Chem il um ines c ence ▁( ME C ), ▁Sur face - Pl as mon ▁Cou ple d ▁Ph en omen on ▁and ▁the ▁gl uc ose - sens ing ▁contact ▁l ens , ▁are ▁both ▁well - recogn ized , ▁highly ▁c ited ▁and ▁currently ▁used ▁in ▁labor ator ies ▁around ▁the ▁world ▁today . ▁ ▁Maryland ▁Institute ▁for ▁Policy ▁Analysis ▁& ▁Research ▁ ▁The ▁Maryland ▁Institute ▁for ▁Policy ▁Analysis ▁and ▁Research ▁( M IP AR ) ▁is ▁the ▁main ▁center ▁for ▁social ▁science ▁and ▁public ▁policy ▁research ▁at ▁U M BC . ▁The ▁center ▁links ▁the ▁analyt ical ▁resources ▁of ▁the ▁university ▁with ▁polic ym akers ▁in ▁Maryland ▁and ▁the ▁Baltimore ▁region , ▁conduct ing ▁opinion ▁research