Medical Moonshots: The Quantum Grant Program at NIBIB
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Program Overview
The National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) established
the Quantum Grants Program to make a profound (quantum) impact on the prevention,
diagnosis, or treatment of a major disease or national public health problem through
the development and implementation of biomedical technologies, within 10 years.
This program challenged the research community to propose projects that have a highly
focused, collaborative, interdisciplinary and milestone-driven approach, targeted
to solve a major medical problem or to resolve a highly prevalent technology-based
medical challenge. The program consists of an initial 3-year exploratory phase to
assess feasibility and identify best approaches, followed by a second implementation
phase of 5-7 years. In September 2010, NIBIB awarded Phase II Quantum Grants to
four interdisciplinary teams.
Major advances in medicine that lead to quantifiable improvements in public health
require focused intellectual and financial commitment. The four Phase II Quantum
Grants funded by NIBIB focus on computer-designed cardiovascular implants that liberate
patients from anticoagulation therapy, a microchip to capture circulating tumor
cells for very early detection and to monitor treatment, ensuring interoperability
of medical devices in high acuity care settings to reduce medical errors and improve
care, and a new paradigm in self-administered vaccines that could be sent through
the mail.
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Funding Opportunities
Grant Recipients
Microchip Captures Early Circulating Cancer Cells
Research Summary
Mehmet Toner, Ph.D.
Massachusetts General Hospital
Amniotic Stem Cells: Therapy for Type 1 Diabetes
Research Summary
Anthony Atala, M.D.
Wake Forest University Health Services
Engineering Brain Microenvironments to Promote Stroke Recovery
Research Summary
Karen K. Hirschi, Ph.D.
Baylor College of Medicine
Nanoparticles Visualize and Destroy Brain Tumors
Research Summary
Raoul Kopelman, Ph.D.
University of Michigan
Improving Dialysis Patients’ Quality of Life with Miniature Artificial Kidney
Research Summary
Shuvo Roy, Ph.D.
Cleveland Clinic, Lerner College of Medicine, Cast Western Reserve University
Quantum Grant Program Contact
Steven Krosnick, Program Director, Division
of Applied Science & Technology
Phone: 301-594-3009
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Last Updated On 11/29/2011