Engineering of Biomedical Systems
Funding Agency:
- National Science Foundation
The Engineering of Biomedical Systems program is part of the Engineering Biology and Health cluster, which also includes: 1) the Biophotonics program; 2) the Biosensing program; 3) the Cellular and Biochemical Engineering program; and 4) the Disability and Rehabilitation Engineering program.
The goal of the Engineering of Biomedical Systems (EBMS) program is to provide opportunities for fundamental and transformative research projects that integrate engineering and life sciences to solve biomedical problems and serve humanity in the long term. Projects are expected to use an engineering framework (for example, design or modeling) that supports increased understanding of physiological or pathophysiological processes. Projects must include objectives that advance both engineering and biomedical sciences.
Projects may include: methods, models, and enabling tools applied to understand or control living systems; fundamental improvements in deriving information from cells, tissues, organs, and organ systems; or new approaches to the design of systems that include both living and non-living components for eventual medical use in the long term.
Standard Grants
Full Proposal Accepted Anytime. Proposals should address the novelty and/or potentially transformative nature of the proposed work compared to previous work in the field.
Stephanie George stgeorge@nsf.gov (703) 292-7825 ENG/CBET
Steven M. Zehnder szehnder@nsf.gov (703) 292-7014 ENG/CBET