Health/Biomedical Research

Bio-engineering Research Partnerships (BRP) R01

Deadline: September 7, 2015

National Institutes of Health (NIH) participating Institutes and Centers invite bioengineering applications that will accelerate the development and adoption of promising tools and technologies that can address important biomedical research problems. The objectives are to establish these tools and technologies as robust, well-characterized solutions that fulfill an unmet need and are capable of enhancing our understanding of life science processes or the practice of medicine.

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Biology of Manual Therapies (R21)

Deadline: September 7, 2015

National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) invites applications that propose to investigate the basic science and mechanisms of action underlying the neurophysiological (especially the central nervous system responses), immunological, endocrinological and/or biomechanical consequences of manual therapies, such as spinal manipulation, mobilization and massage therapy.

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Exploratory/Developmental Bioengineering Research Grants (EBRG) (R21)

Deadline: September 7, 2015

NIH and it’s participating Institutes and Centers invite applications which establish the feasibility of technologies, techniques or methods that: 1) explore a unique multidisciplinary approach to a biomedical challenge; 2) are high-risk but have a considerable pay-off; and 3) develop data which can lead to significant future research. An EBRG application may propose hypothesis-driven, discovery-driven, developmental, or design-directed research and is appropriate for evaluating unproven approaches for which there is minimal or no preliminary data.

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Design and Development of Novel Technologies for Healthy Independent Living (R21)

Deadline:  September 23, 2015

National Institutes of Health (NIH) participating Institutes and Centers invite applications for r design and development of novel technologies to monitor health or deliver care in a real-time, accessible, effective, and minimally obtrusive way. These may be novel sensor or monitoring systems, home-use point-of-care devices, home or mobile therapy or rehabilitation tools, or information systems and should have the goal of fostering healthy and independent living. The development of such technologies has the potential to significantly improve the quality of life for people with disabilities, people aging with mild impairments, as well as individuals with chronic conditions.

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Bioengineering Research Partnerships (BRP) R01

Deadline: September 7, 2015

National Institutes of Health (NIH) participating Institutes and Centers invite bioengineering applications that will accelerate the development and adoption of promising tools and technologies that can address important biomedical research problems. The objectives are to establish these tools and technologies as robust, well-characterized solutions that fulfill an unmet need and are capable of enhancing our understanding of life science processes or the practice of medicine. Awards will focus on supporting multidisciplinary teams that apply an integrative, quantitative bioengineering approach to developing these technologies and engage biomedical researchers or clinicians throughout the project. The goal of the program is to support projects that can realize meaningful solutions within 5-10 years.

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Orthotics and Prosthetics Outcomes Research Programs

Deadline: August 31, 2015

Prosthetics Outcomes Research Award

The FY15 Prosthetics Outcomes Research Award is intended to support research that evaluates the comparative effectiveness of prosthetic clinical interventions, and/or their associated rehabilitation interventions, using patient-centric outcomes for Service members and Veterans who have undergone limb impairment or limb amputation. The objective is to improve the understanding of prosthetic devices, treatments, rehabilitation strategies, and secondary health effects.

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Orthotics Outcomes Research Award

The FY15 Orthotics Outcomes Research Award is intended to support research that evaluates the comparative effectiveness of orthotic clinical interventions and/or their associated rehabilitation interventions, using patient-centric outcomes for Service members and Veterans who have undergone limb impairment or limb amputation. The objective is to improve the understanding of orthotic devices, treatments, rehabilitation strategies, and secondary health effects.

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Epilepsy Research Program–Idea Development Award

Deadline: August 19, 2015

The ERP envisions a time when the causative links between TBI and epilepsy are understood and post-traumatic epilepsy is preventable. The ERP’s mission is to fund research to understand the magnitude, and the underlying mechanisms of PTE, especially in Service members and Veterans.

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Militarily Relevant Peer Reviewed Alzheimer’s Disease Research Program (MRPRA) Convergence Science Research Award

Deadline: August 19, 2015

The intent of the FY15 CSRA is to support efforts to generate research resources, tools, or novel research efforts for researchers and/or practitioners in health sciences related to the PRARP’s mission. The research impact will benefit the military, Veteran, and civilian communities. The CSRA is open to Principal Investigators (PIs) at or above the level of Assistant Professor (or equivalent) from any field or discipline who seek to bring their expertise to address the PRARP’s mission. However, as part of the application, the PI should demonstrate that the study team has experience in both TBI and AD research. Preliminary data, while not required, is encouraged.

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