Bioengineering Research Partnerships.Participating institutes and centers of the National Institutes of Health (NIH "Not invented here." See digispeak. NIH - The United States National Institutes of Health. ) invite applications for R01 awards to support bioengineering bioengineering Application of engineering principles and equipment to biology and medicine. It includes the development and fabrication of life-support systems for underwater and space exploration, devices for medical treatment (see research partnerships (BRPs) for basic multidisciplinary research addressing important biological or medical research problems. A BRP BRP Bombardier Recreational Products, Inc. BRP Blue Ribbon Panel BRP Bioengineering Research Partnership BRP Business Resumption Plan BRP Business Recovery Plan BRP Bathroom Privileges BRP Bronx River Parkway (New York) is a multidisciplinary research team applying an integrative systems approach to develop knowledge and/or methods to prevent, detect, diagnose, or treat disease or to understand health and behavior. The partnership must include appropriate bioengineering expertise in combination with basic and/or clinical investigators. A BRP may propose discovery-driven, developmental, nonhypothesis-driven, design-directed, or hypothesis-driven research at universities, national laboratories, medical schools, large or small businesses, or other public and private entities. One objective of this program announcement is to encourage research in selected basic bioengineering areas. Bioengineering integrates physical, engineering, and computational science | Computational science (or scientific computing) is the field of study concerned with constructing mathematical models and numerical solution techniques and using computers to analyze and solve scientific, social scientific and engineering problems. principles for the study of biology, medicine, behavior, or health. It advances fundamental concepts, creates knowledge from the molecular level to the organ systems level, and develops innovative biologicals, materials, processes, implants, devices, and informatics approaches for the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, for patient rehabilitation, and for improving health. A second objective is to encourage collaborations and partnerships among the scientific and biomedical bi·o·med·i·cal adj. 1. Of or relating to biomedicine. 2. Of, relating to, or involving biological, medical, and physical sciences. disciplines. Each BRP should bring together the necessary basic science, engineering, and/or clinical expertise to focus on a significant area of bioengineering research within the mission of the NIH. In addition to the benefits to be derived from the research, the collaborations and partnerships can create opportunities for transdisciplinary communication and training for a new generation of scientists capable of interacting across traditional technical boundaries. Applications for BRP awards should focus on an area of bioengineering research where progress is likely to make a significant contribution to improving human health. Areas of particular relevance include, but are not limited to, 1) behavioral science behavioral science n. A scientific discipline, such as sociology, anthropology, or psychology, in which the actions and reactions of humans and animals are studied through observational and experimental methods. ; 2) biomechanics; 3) clinical medicine, therapeutics, and drug delivery; 4) functional genomics Noun 1. functional genomics - the branch of genomics that determines the biological function of the genes and their products genomics - the branch of genetics that studies organisms in terms of their genomes (their full DNA sequences) , including microarray technology, integrated systems, and analytical tools; 5) nanotechnology and microtechnology Microtechnology is technology with features near one micrometre (one millionth of a metre, or 10-6 metre, or 1μm). In the 1960s, scientists learned that by arraying large numbers of microscopic transistors on a single chip, microelectronic circuits could be ; 6) medical implants, biomembranes, sensors, and devices; and 7) cell and tissue engineering and biomaterials. Prospective applicants are asked to submit a letter of intent by 13 July 2001. The letter of intent is to be sent via email to BRP2@od.nih.gov. Final applications are due 14 August 2001. More information on this announcement is available on the Internet at http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/ pa-files/PA-01-024.html. Contact: Richard E. Swaja, Office of Extramural extramural /ex·tra·mu·ral/ (-mur´il) situated or occurring outside the wall of an organ or structure. extramural situated or occurring outside the wall of an organ or structure. Research, 1 Center Drive, Room 152, Bethesda, MD 20892-0152 USA, 301-402-2725, fax: 301-496-0232, e-mail: swajad@od.nih.gov. Reference: PA No. PA-01-024 |
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