Themes

Theme 1: Technology Trends

  • Bioinformatics
  • Genome Sciences
  • Biophysics Imaging
  • Knowledge Acquisition
  • Knowledge Transfer
  • Sampling and Analysis Technologies
  • Nanotechnology
  • Micro fluidics
  • Bionanotechnology
  • High-Pressure Methods in Biotechnology
  • SPECT Neuroimaging in Translational Research
  • Pathway and Network Analysis Tools
  • Lab-on-a-Chip Devices for Global Health
  • Personalized Medical Monitors

Theme 2: Current and Emerging Research Trends

  • Biobank Ethics Issues and Security Concerns
  • Bioinformatics Emerging Domain
  • Nanotechnology and Patent Issuance: Validity Questions
  • Increasing Role of and Increasing Research In Psychological Drugs
  • Growth of Nanobiotechnology
  • Nanohealing
  • Biomedical Aging Research and Molecular Biology
  • Translational Research
  • Biomarker Discovery Concepts
  • Human Genetic Research
  • GeneTherapy
  • Immunobiology of TLR Receptor Research
  • Antibodies and Nanoparticles
  • Biocompatible, Biodegradable Drug Delivery
  • Gender Differences in Research
  • New Treatment Option Research
  • Ancestry and Health Research, Traits and Diseases
  • New Molecular Targets for Existing Drugs
  • Predictive Modeling
  • Omic Technologies in Drug Safety Assessment
  • Combination Drugs as a Therapeutic Approach to Resistant Bacteria
  • Bioengineering and Regenerative Medicine
  • Neuroengineering

Theme 3: Shared Resources

  • Fellowship Awards
  • Research Project Grants
  • Interagency Agreements
  • Research Contracts
  • Program Project and Research Center Grants
  • Cooperative Agreements
  • Technology Transfer
  • Knowledge Transfer
  • Investing Knowledge Resources to Support Growth
  • Ethical Questions of Funding Sources and the Public Good
  • Research, Funding and the 10/90 Split
  • Public-Private Partnerships

Theme 4: Collaborative Science

  • Cost of Illness by Disease
  • The Economic Value of Medical Knowledge
  • The Role of Academic Medical Research Centers in Innovation
  • Issues of Quality of Life to Disease Victims and Their Families
  • Reduction of Health Disparities Across Racial, Ethnic and Socioeconomic
  • Groups
  • Models of Human Disease
  • Physiology and Pharmacology
  • Policy and Procedure Improvement of Biomedical Research
  • Simulation, Visualization, Modeling and High Performance Computing
  • Search Algorithms, Statistical Methods and Database Design for
  • Bioinformatics
  • Theoretical Biophysics and Biosimulation
  • Informatics Tool Development
  • The Value of Legacy Data Sets and Information Management