{"138991":{"#nid":"138991","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Four projects awarded in the 2012 TRIBES Seed Grant Award Competition","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Seed Grants are funded by the\u0026nbsp;Translational Research Institute for Biomedical Engineering and Science (TRIBES) and the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI). The Seed Grant Program was launched in hopes of fostering collaboration between Georgia Tech and the GTRI investigators with the focus of healthcare needs, promoting the rapid transfer of new knowledge and inventions based on that knowledge to the commercial sector, and translating technologies that are at a basic science\/research phase into a prototype, \u201cCoulter-ready\u201d grant proposal.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe type of project sought for these awards is one where sufficient basic research has been done to indicate a technology has commercialization potential but a commitment to a commercialization path has not been made and a focused proof of concept study is required. The intent of the seed grant program is to develop a research initiative built upon strong collaborations between faculty at Georgia Tech and investigators at the GTRI.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThere is no limitation on topics that can be addressed through this funding mechanism. However, successful applications must demonstrate that the problem to be studied is of significance to healthcare and that the project is translational. All applications were reviewed by TRIBES Review Committee, which was composed of clinicians, faculty, scientists and business experts.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAwards total $25,000-$40,000 direct costs per pilot project, available for one year.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E2012 Competition Finalists\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E1. \u0022A Sixty Minute Rapid Polymerase Chain Reaction Handheld (SMRPH)for Virus Detection in Children,\u0022 PI: Craig R. Forest, PhD. Co-Investigators: Andi L. Shane, MD, MPH, MSC, and Brent Tillery, PhD.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E2. \u0022Wireless Device to Improve and Monitor Hand Sanitizer Compliance,\u0022 PIs: Franklin Bost, MBA Russell McCrory, MSEE Co-Investigators: Christopher Hermann, MSME, Jana Stockwell, MD, FAAP, FCCM, and Kate Ellingson, PhD.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E3. \u0022Computational-based Optimization of Recombinant Therapeutic Uricase Production,\u0022 PI: Eric Gaucher, PhD. Co-Investigators: Andrew Morris and David Landgren.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E4. \u0022Exploring Short-Range Intra-Body Communication Techniques with Very High Bandwidth for Wireless Ultrasonic Monitoring and Imaging Application,\u0022 PIs: F. Levent Degertekin, PhD and Maysam Ghovanloo, PhD\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The Seed Grants are funded by the Translational Research Institute for Biomedical Engineering and Science (TRIBES) and the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI)."}],"uid":"27414","created_gmt":"2012-07-05 13:47:09","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:12:29","author":"Maribel Baker","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2012-07-05T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2012-07-05T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"54824":{"id":"54824","type":"image","title":"Ford Community Challenge Grant - Check","body":null,"created":"1449175474","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 20:44:34","changed":"1475894481","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:41:21","alt":"Ford Community Challenge Grant - Check","file":{"fid":"190186","name":"Ford_Community_Challenge_Grant.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Ford_Community_Challenge_Grant.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Ford_Community_Challenge_Grant.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1566393,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Ford_Community_Challenge_Grant.jpg?itok=0w9VzZB3"}}},"media_ids":["54824"],"groups":[{"id":"1317","name":"News Briefs"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"2029","name":"Competition"},{"id":"167679","name":"Seed Grant"},{"id":"12418","name":"TRIBES"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca title=\u0022TRIBES Seed Grant News\u0022 href=\u0022mailto:jenny.taylor@bme.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EJenny Taylor\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca title=\u0022TRIBES Seed Grant News\u0022 href=\u0022mailto:maribel.baker@bme.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EMaribel Baker\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["maribel.baker@bme.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}