$10.2 million grant awarded from the National Institute of Health enhances research at Boise State and for more biomedical research in Idaho.
Background
Have you ever wondered who comes up with the ideas for all those medical devices you see in doctors’ offices, clinics and hospitals? Who develops better splints for setting broken bones? What team creates better sensors that provide new data to doctors for quicker diagnosis of treatable health issues? Medical devices like these are developed by teams of people that include biologists, chemists, biochemists, kinesiologists, engineers and more. Places with recent funding include research centers at Boise State University.
A long-term collaboration between Jim Browning, professor of electrical and computer engineering and dean of research for the College of Engineering. As well as Ken Cornell, professor of biochemistry in the College of Arts and Sciences. Culminated in a five year, $10.2 million award from the National Institute of Health. This award will support the establishment of the Center of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE). Which will be in Convergent Engineering and Biomolecular Science at Boise State University.
What This Will Do
This development grant will support collaborative research among faculty across biomedical and engineering disciplines. As well as focus on the development of biomedical devices, sensors and systems.
“We’re trying to pull engineers into biomedical research and get people who are already involved in biomedical research working to solve their problems using an engineering approach so that we can translate this research into the development of medical devices that will actually see clinical use,” Cornell has stated.
Importantly, this grant will be renewable for up to 15 years, or approximately $25 million in total funding. The award, also known as a COBRE grant, increases essential infrastructure to enable sustainable development of biomedical research at Boise State.
In addition, Browning says “This is funded by the National Institute of Health to be a center to support research development,”. Followed by “The grant pays to improve research capabilities, to develop researchers at Boise State, and to support center operations, a critical aspect.”
Moreover, the grant provides researchers with opportunities to apply for supplemental administrative and research funding. Therefore helping with work on collaborative projects and pursuing research specific to National Institute of Health initiatives.
Tracy Yarnell says “There’s even a line in the grant for recruiting new faculty.”
More Information
Lastly, for additional information about the grant, contact Tracy Yarnell. She is the program manager for the grant.
(208) 426-4408 or tracyyarnell@boisestate.edu.
For more information through BSU, go here. Additional information regarding the Science of Team Sciences by the National Academics of Science go here.