NIH-COBRE: Molecular Design of Advanced Biomaterials

Center of Biomedical Research Excellence

Pilot research program

Pilot Proposals Call: 2017-2018

Pilot research subprojects have been a successful component of our COBRE introduced in Phase II. This program brought on board new investigators and new ideas to the Center. In Phase III, Pilot Research Projects are an integral part of the Biomaterials COBRE. Competition for pilot research project funding will be announced annually. Call for proposals will be posted on this website and distributed to the University community through the Research Office website. Stay tuned for call for proposals for years 4-5.

Pilot Research Projects Funded in COBRE Phase III.

Year

Pilot/Bridge Research Subproject

Faculty

2014-2016

Perfusion driven angiogenesis in a microfluidic biomaterial

J. Gleghorn

2014-2016

Computational Design of Polymer-Polypetide Based Biomaterials for Delivery

A. Jayaraman

2014-2016

TeNA-aptamer hydrogels for bio-responsive drug delivery

C. Kloxin

2014-2016

Pathogen-derived biosensors for detection of phosphoinositides in mammalian cells

R. Neunuebel

2016-2017

Collagen-based targeting for improved treatments of musculoskeletal pathologies

 K. Kiick, C. Price

2016-2017

 Neuroscience Animal Behavior Testing Core (NABT)  R. Duncan

 

Pilot and Bridge Subprojects Funded in COBRE Phase II.

Year

Pilot/Bridge Research Subproject

Faculty

2010

The Tetrazine Ligation for the Incorporation of F-18 Probes in to avB3 Integrin Binding Biomaterials

J. Fox

2011

Protein Crosslinked Hydrogels

J. Koh

2012

High-Throughput Rheological Screening of Emerging Biomaterials

E. Furst

2012

Biomaterials for Neuronal Reprogramming

D. Colby, A. Kloxin

2012

Efficient Preparation of Glycopeptides via Glycosylation of Alkynyl Residues

M. Watson

2012

Bio-Electrode Functionalization Using Aryldiazonium Chemistry

D. Watson, J. Rosenthal

2012

Patterning Surfaces Using Engineered Proteins

J. Fox, R. Mehl

2012

Elastomeric Polymers with Defined Molecular Architecture and Tunable Biological Functions

X. Jia

2012

Electrospinning of a Novel Block Copolymer for Tissue Engineering Applications

J. Rabolt

2012

An Injectable Hydrogel Approach for Direct Drug Delivery to Medulloblastoma

D. Pochan

2012

Beta-Hairpin Hydrogels for Liver Tissue Regeneration Studies

D. Pochan, R. Sikes

2012

Elastomeric Tunable Polymer Architectures for Tissue Engineering

K. Kiick, R. Aikins