Project Grant 2123685

Award Date 10/1/21
Completion Date 9/30/25
Dollars Obligated $160K
Federal Grant Program
47.070
Assistance Type
Project Grant
Place of Performance
Louisville, KY 40292, USA

The University of Louisville received a $159,701 project grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation to support research titled "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: SCH: OPTIMAL DESENSITIZATION PROTOCOL IN SUPPORT OF A KIDNEY PAIRED DONATION (KPD) SYSTEM." The award period is from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2025.

The research aims to develop an optimal desensitization protocol to support a kidney paired donation system. This work will be conducted under the National Science Foundation's Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA #47.070). This program supports investigator-initiated research and education in computing, communications, and information science and engineering to advance development and use of research cyberinfrastructure enabling accelerated discovery and innovation. The University of Louisville will leverage this funding to conduct research that could help improve protocols for kidney donation matching and transplantation.

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