Title
Nanomaterials Health Implications Research (NHIR): Comprehensive evaluation of interactions between engineered nanomaterials and biological system (U01)
Agencies
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Description
The interaction of Engineered Nanomaterials (ENMs) and biological systems is guided by their material properties; thousands of ENMs have been generated with subtle changes in these physicochemical properties. Developing comprehensive biological response profiles for a large number of ENMs present in diverse nanoenabled products is a difficult task. The NIEHS Nanotechnology Health Implications Research (NHIR) program is being established to gain a better understanding of ENMs-biological interactions to guide development of benign ENMs and support safe and sustainable use of nanotechnology.
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) seeks applications for research projects as part of NHIR. These research projects will investigate interactions between ENMs and biological systems to generate comprehensive biological response profiles for ENMs that will be provided by Engineered nanomaterials Resource and Coordination Core (ERCC) being solicited through a companion FOA (RFA-ES-15-012). This consortium will generate biological response profiles for a select set of ENMs representing the landscape of nanotechnology applications. The research projects to be funded through this FOA will contribute to long range goals of the NIEHS Nano EHS program, i.e., to derive detailed molecular, biochemical and pathophysiological characterization of ENMs-biological interactions as influenced by physicochemical properties of ENMs. The investigators of the U01 projects as part of the NHIR consortium will carry out investigations on a common set of ENMs, and participate in annual meetings of the consortium coordinated by ERCC.
More Information
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-ES-15-013.html
Submission Limits
Only one application per institution is allowed as defined in Section III. 3. Additional Information on Eligibility. - See more at: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-ES-15-013.html#sthash.RZ6Vrsu6.dpuf
Deadlines
Internal Notice of Intent |
Jul 30, 2015 |
Notification of Internal Competition |
Jul 31, 2015 |
Internal Pre-proposal |
Aug 21, 2015 |
Results of Internal Competition |
Sep 18, 2015 |
Agency Notice of Intent/Pre-proposal |
Oct 30, 2015 |
Agency Proposal |
Nov 30, 2015
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