Scientific Program Areas (Extramural)

NIBIB is the newest of the NIH research Institutes and Centers. It was established to provide a research home for the development and application of new technologies and techniques for the delivery of health care in the 21st century. It brings together the research communities of biomedical imaging, bioengineering, the physical sciences and the life sciences to advance human health by improving quality of life and reducing the burden of disease. 

Learn more about the mission and history of NIBIB.

Learn about the NIBIB research program areas, including descriptions, staff contacts, relevant programs and study sections: 

• Biomaterials
• Biomedical Informatics
• Drug and Gene Delivery Systems and Devices
• Image-Guided Interventions 
• Image Processing, Visual Perception and Display
• Magnetic, Biomagnetic and Bioelectric Devices 
• Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Spectroscopy 
• Mathematical Modeling, Simulation and Analysis
  • Interagency Modeling and Analysis Group (IMAG)
• Medical Devices and Implant Science
• Micro-Biomechanics
• Micro- and Nano-Systems; Platform Technologies
• Molecular Imaging
• Nanotechnology
• Nuclear Medicine
• Optical Imaging and Spectroscopy
• Rehabilitation Engineering
• Sensors
• Structural Biology
• Surgical Tools, Techniques and Systems
• Telehealth
• Tissue Engineering
• Ultrasound: Diagnostic and Interventional 
• X-ray, Electron, and Ion Beam
• Interdisciplinary Training and Career Development