The National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) awarded a $390,616 Project Grant under the Discovery and Applied Research for Technological Innovations to Improve Human Health program (CFDA 93.286) to the Regents of the University of Michigan for the development of layer-specific functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) techniques for clinical 3 Tesla scanners. The goal is to improve signal-to-noise ratio and reduce scan time for layer-specific fMRI, which currently...
The National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) awarded a $469,500 Project Grant (R15EB035866) under the NIBIB's "Discovery and Applied Research for Technological Innovations to Improve Human Health" (CFDA 93.286) program to Michigan Technological University. The grant aims to develop mitochondrial-targeting exosomes (MTEs) that can deliver anti-inflammatory microRNA (MTE-miRNA) to treat neuroinflammation, a condition linked to neurodegenerative diseases. The...
The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) awarded a $2,515,724 Project Grant under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242) to the Regents of the University of Michigan to further develop NTracer2, a cloud-based platform for brain image visualization and neuron tracing. The project aims to establish NTracer2's SISF data framework as a scalable image data standard, continue developing the NTracer2 content delivery network and application server, and deploy the full-stack...
The National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) awarded a $543,959 Project Grant (R01EB037129) under the "Discovery and Applied Research for Technological Innovations to Improve Human Health" (CFDA 93.286) program to the Regents of the University of Michigan. The grant, effective January 15, 2025 through December 31, 2028, aims to develop a transcranial magnetic resonance (MR) and ultrasound (US) guided histotripsy (TCMR-USGHT) system for the non-invasive...
This Project Grant award 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), will fund the development of breakthrough technology to enable future compact, mid-field (0.7 Tesla) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) systems. The $499,291 award, effective September 1, 2024 through August 31, 2025, will be used by the Regents of the University of Minnesota,...
The National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) awarded a $441,392 Project Grant under the "Discovery and Applied Research for Technological Innovations to Improve Human Health" (CFDA 93.286) program to the University of Arizona. This 5-year grant will fund a training program to cultivate research talent in biomedical engineering by broadening institutional support and fostering a culture of inclusion and quality mentorship for undergraduate researchers,...
This $374,595 project grant award from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) Biomedical Research and Research Training Program (CFDA 93.859) supports the development of innovative methodologies to study the complex interactions between controlled nano/micro-topographies and various biological entities in 3D space and time. The research project aims to: (1) create versatile 3D topographic nanopatterning tools that can accurately replicate dynamic 3D topographies found in...
The University of Michigan was awarded a $1.8 million project grant from the National Institutes of Health Office of the Director under the Research Infrastructure Programs federal grant program to purchase a Leica SP8 confocal microscope. The microscope will support over 30 investigators at the University engaged in diabetes, vision, and retinal research by replacing two aging microscopes in the university's shared imaging facility. The new microscope will provide high-speed resonant scanning...
The National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) awarded a Project Grant of $519,210 under the "Discovery and Applied Research for Technological Innovations to Improve Human Health" program (CFDA 93.286) to the Regents of the University of Michigan. The grant aims to develop nanoparticle-based strategies to reprogram circulating monocytes and neutrophils in order to disrupt the immune-suppressive metastatic niche and enhance anti-tumor immune responses for...
This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB), under the "Discovery and Applied Research for Technological Innovations to Improve Human Health" (CFDA 93.286) program, aims to develop a "Silent Functional MRI Using Looping Star" approach. The $432,749 award, effective March 1, 2025 through January 31, 2029, will fund research to design and optimize silent MRI acquisition methods, develop novel image reconstruction...
The University of Michigan was awarded a $184,010 Project Grant from the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) under the "Discovery and Applied Research for Technological Innovations to Improve Human Health" (CFDA 93.286) program. The grant, titled "MICHIGAN TRANSLATIONAL IMAGING PROGRAM (M-TIP)", aims to develop a postdoctoral training program in translational medical imaging. The program will foster collaboration between basic science and clinical imaging researchers to enable the development and translation of innovative imaging technologies. It will create an enriched learning community of imaging mentors and trainees, both PhD fellows and medical residents/fellows, to impart technical expertise as well as critical skills in communication, collaboration, research ethics, and leadership. The goal is to prepare the next generation of imaging technology leaders in both industry and academia to advance patient health and outcomes through the development and deployment of useful imaging techniques.