Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) technologies have revolutionized how we visualize biology, diagnose diseases, and evaluate medical treatments. The phenomena underpinning them enable us to uniquely capture structure, chemistry, dynamics, and function in living systems. As we enter the realm of high-field magnets enabled by new superconducting materials, new opportunities for characterizing how organisms function and develop are emerging. I will show how we exploit magnets coupled to resonance instrumentation in biomedical research labs and clinical settings. I will then discuss where we see bench-to-bedside translation of MR technologies going as high magnetic fields become more widely available.

(forthcoming)