Project Grant R44MH108481

This Project Grant award of $535,416 from the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) under the Discovery and Applied Research for Technological Innovations to Improve Human Health program (CFDA 93.286) aims to develop a technological toolkit that enables noninvasive mapping of ionic activity in the brain of mice. The key products and services to be delivered under this 5-year grant include: Developing a voltage-sensing nanoprobe comprising indocyanine green (ICG) dye...

The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) awarded a $843,177 Project Grant (CFDA 93.853 - Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders) to the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) to evaluate the efficacy of broadly neutralizing antibodies (BNABs) encapsulated in nanotechnology-based "nanocapsules" for targeting central nervous system (CNS) HIV infection in infants. The research aims to improve the delivery of BNABs to...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) Project Grant award provides $274,855 to Mito-Biotherapeutics, Inc. to develop a novel fusion protein construct (NFP) that can cross the blood-brain barrier and deliver a therapeutic payload to repair mitochondrial DNA damage in neurons following traumatic brain injury (TBI). The project aims to attenuate neurological damage and prevent the progression of TBI to neurodegenerative diseases like...

This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), under the Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders (CFDA 93.853) program, is funding the development of an innovative portable device to rapidly detect and monitor traumatic brain injury (TBI) biomarkers. The $332,122 award to Hemex Health Inc. aims to create a point-of-care diagnostic platform that can quickly analyze whole blood samples to identify elevated...

The National Institutes of Health National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke awarded $3.6 million under the 21st Century Cures Act Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies program (CFDA 93.372) to Stanford University. The project grant will support development of a noninvasive, dynamically programmable in vivo light source for rapid brain-wide optogenetic screening. Specifically, the awardee aims to develop mechanoluminescent nanoparticles with distinct emission...

This federal Project Grant award for $577,880.00, provided by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) under the Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders (CFDA 93.853) program, aims to develop advanced deep learning techniques to improve control of prosthetic hands for individuals with upper limb amputations. The grant supports research objectives to be conducted by the Regents of the University of Michigan over a period of 5...

This Project Grant award of $599,960 from the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) will enhance the effectiveness and engagement of home-based hand rehabilitation through artificial intelligence (AI) and motion-sensing technology. The key products and services to be delivered under this 5-year award include: Developing a computer vision-based recovery monitoring system that integrates motion sensing and muscle activity data to model and visualize hand recovery...

This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB), under the CFDA program "Discovery and Applied Research for Technological Innovations to Improve Human Health", will support the development of a novel biomaterial delivery platform to spatiotemporally deliver bone morphogenetic proteins (BMP2 and BMP9) and promote regeneration of bone and articular cartilage following digit amputation. The $271,664 award, granted on May 10, 2025, will...

This $500,000 project grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems Engineering program will fund research into magnetoelectric nanoparticles as multi-field controlled devices for wireless brain stimulation. Led by researchers at the University of Miami, the three-year project aims to experimentally study the feasibility of using magnetoelectric nanoparticles to achieve wireless deep brain stimulation with sub-millimeter spatial resolution in...

The National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) awarded a $578,000 Project Grant under the Discovery and Applied Research for Technological Innovations to Improve Human Health program (CFDA 93.286) to the Albany Research Institute, Inc. The goal of this research project is to develop a brain-computer interface (BCI)-based approach for early identification of color vision deficiencies related to Parkinson's disease (PD). The researchers aim to demonstrate that the...