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Funded Research Projects
Through our Proposal Development team and our renowned Grand Challenge program, we've brought in over $118M in funding for our members.
Keep scrolling to see featured research projects as well as a list of every funded project we have supported since the very beginning.
Research Funded With Weil Institute Support
| Project Title | Initial Funding | Follow-On Funding | Funding Start | Funding Period | Initial Funding Source | Principal Investigators | Product Phase |
| Improving Emergency Department Stroke and TIA Diagnosis Through Brain Biomarker-guided Precision Care | $55,000 | 6/01/26 | 1 year | Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation | L. Mamer |
| Project Title | Initial Funding | Follow-On Funding | Funding Start | Funding Period | Initial Funding Source | Principal Investigators | Product Phase |
| Optimizing the Care of Acute Heart and Lung Conditions through Precision Triage and Inpatient Bed Assignment (OPTIBED) | $3,847,330 | September 2025 | 5 years | NIH/NHLBI | S. Ansari, A. Admon | ||
| INSIGHT-CPR: Integrated Neural networks and wearable Sensor to Instantaneously Guide Hemodynamic-direcTed CPR | $5.5 M | July 1, 2025 | 2 years | American Heart Association | C. Hsu | ||
| Using brain biomarkers to guide prehospital triage of patients with acute TBI: A feasibility study | $146,307 | June 2025 | 1 Year | Massey TBI Grand Challenge | R. Royan, B. Stamm, L. Mamer | ||
| Low intensity focused ultrasound neuromodulation for the treatment of traumatic brain injury | $156,306 | June 2025 | 1 Year | Massey TBI Grand Challenge | C. Shi, J. Wider, L. Hernandez-Garcia | ||
| Novel Approach of Targeting Thrombo-inflammation and Cerebral Microthrombosis in Traumatic Brain Injury | $166,787 | June 2025 | 1 Year | Massey TBI Grand Challenge | A. Andjelkovic-Zochowska, T. Sanderson, J. Wider | ||
| Development of Therapeutic Approach for Mitochondrial Restoration Following Traumatic Brain Injury | $147,310 | June 2025 | 1 Year | Massey TBI Grand Challenge | T. Sanderson, J. Wider | ||
| Leveraging Machine Learning for Enhanced Detection of Traumatic Brain Injury using a Microfluidic Device | $141,766 | June 2025 | 1 Year | Massey TBI Grand Challenge | M. Burns, F. Korley, J. Ashton-Miller | ||
| Hemodynamic-Directed CPR for Pediatric Cardiac Arrest using Neural Networks and Wearable Sensor | $100,000 | May 2025 | 1 Year | Kahn Pediatric Critical Care Grand Challenge | C. Hsu | ||
| Nitric Oxide Releasing Intravascular Catheters | $99,997 | May 2025 | 1 Year | Kahn Pediatric Critical Care Grand Challenge | A. Rojas-Pena, O Lautner-Csorba, G. Owens | ||
| Auto-Sizing Soft Robot Face Mask for Non-invasive Respiratory Support in Pediatrics | $100,000 | May 2025 | 1 Year | Kahn Pediatric Critical Care Grand Challenge | M. Draelos, X. Huang, B. Gillespie | ||
| Expediting Bedside use of a Novel Microfluidics-Based Platform for the Identification of Subphenotypes in Critically Ill Pediatric Patients | $100,000 | May 2025 | 1 Year | Kahn Pediatric Critical Care Grand Challenge | H. Flori, M. Dahmer, K. Kurabayashi | ||
| A Deep Learning Artifact Removal Method for CPR Continuity throughout the Shock Decision in AED | $2,802,224 | Summer 2025 | 4 Years | NIH/NHLBI | Ki Chon (external) & Hamid Ghanbari | ||
| Prospective Implementation Of Novel Evidence-Based Biomarkers for Evaluating TRaumatic Brain Injury (The PIONEER Studies) | $6,849,785 | Summer 2025 | 4 Years | DoD CDMRP TBI & Psychological Health Research Program | F. Korley | ||
| Ultrasound-based Volume Blood Flow Index Monitoring for the Assessment of Cerebral Autoregulation | $1,474,293 | Summer 2025 | 4 Years | DoD CDMRP TBI & Psychological Health Research Program | B. Fowlkes | ||
| Michigan Emergency Medicine Physician-Scientist StARR Training Program | $1,304,916 | Summer 2025 | 5 Years | NIH/NHLBI | F. Korley | ||
| Mitochondrial Modulation Therapy After Brain Trauma | $2,807,592 | May 2025 | 5 Years | NIH/NINDS | J. Wider | ||
| Validating Non-Invasive Sensors for Compensatory Hemodynamics as Predictors of Decompensation | $987,262 | April 2025 | 3 Years | American Heart Association | K. Oldham, S. Ansari, C. Rickards (external), U. Inyang-Udoh | ||
| Optimizing Inpatient Treatment Decisions in Acute Decompensated Heart Failure using Reinforcement Learning | $49,524 | April 2025 | 1 Year | Cardiovascular Research Network Emerging Investigators Grant Award | A. Admon | ||
| Transcontinental Cardiac Arrest Experimental Network for Discovery (TRANSCEND) | $300,000 | June 2025 | 3 Years | Laerdal Foundation | R. Neumar | ||
| Understanding Impact of Controlled 3D Topographical Design on Biological Interactions | $1,866,562 | February 2025 | 5 Years | NIH/NIGMS | J. Min | ||
| Developing and Evaluating a Personalized Approach to Initial Fluid Resuscitation in Patients with Hospital-Onset Sepsis | $874,800 | 1/31/25 | 5 Years | NIH/NHLBI | E. Munroe | ||
| Translational Metabolomics in Critical Care | $2,193,360 | 1/27/25 | 5 Years | NIH/NIGMS | K. Stringer |
| Project Title | Initial Funding | Follow-On Funding | Funding Start | Funding Period | Initial Funding Source | Principal Investigators | Product Phase |
| A Tropical Geometry-Based Fuzzy Neural Network Approach to Diuretic Management after Congenital Cardiac Surgery | $350,000 | December 2023 | 3 years | Gerber Foundation | D. Ehrmann | ||
| Sepsis RM1 Pilot Study and Grant Preparation | $141,443 | 8/15/2023 | 1 year | U-M OVPR Bold Challenges Accelerate Program | R. Dickson | ||
| A Fuzzy Neural Network Physiologic Closed Loop Control System for Diuretic Management after Congenital Cardiac Surgery | $47,005 | 8/2023 | 1 year | U-M Frankel Cardiovascular Center Innovation Challenge | D. Ehrmann; K. Najarian | ||
| Detection of Exhaled Breath Markers After Traumatic Brain Injury using Point of Care Gas Chromatography | $80,000 | 7/26/2023 | 2 years | U-M Medical School Office of Research/Research Scouts | H. Tiba | ||
| Modeling the relationship between automatic optic nerve sheath diameter measurements from computed tomography scans and intracranial pressure in traumatic brain injury patients | $104,772 | 7/1/23 | 1 year | Massey TBI Grand Challenge | E. Stein; K. Najarian; E. Wittrup; C. Williamson | ||
| Clinical Development of LUCID: A Therapeutic Device for Non-Invasive Mitochondria Modulation in Adult TBI Patients (Follow-on to 2022 Grant) | $154,219 | $163,014 | 7/1/23 | 1 year | Massey TBI Grand Challenge | F. Schmitzberger; T. Sanderson | |
| Glycemic Variability Following Traumatic Brain Injury: Utilizing a Continuous Glucose Monitor in the Golden Hours to Improve Patient Outcomes | $149,166 | 7/1/23 | 1 year | Massey TBI Grand Challenge | K. Seagly; N. Haas | ||
| Development of an Ultrasound-based Flow-pressure Index for the Assessment of Cerebral Autoregulation | $142,980 | $1,474,293 | 7/1/23 | 1 year | Massey TBI Grand Challenge | J. Brian Fowlkes | |
| Clinical and pre-clinical development of LUCID for reducing brain injury following pediatric cardiac bypass | $97,158 | 6/1/23 | 1 year | Kahn Pediatric Critical Care Grand Challenge | N. Sznycer-Taub; T. Sanderson | ||
| Vascular Arterial Tone Monitoring System (VATMOS) for Managing and Treating Hemodynamic Instability in Pediatric Critical Care | $82,012 | 6/1/23 | 1 year | Kahn Pediatric Critical Care Grand Challenge | K. Oldham; R. Daniels | ||
| Expediting Bedside use of a Novel Microfluidics-Based Platform for the Identification of Sub phenotypes in Critically Ill Pediatric Patients | $100,000 | 6/1/23 | 1 year | Kahn Pediatric Critical Care Grand Challenge | H. Flori; M. Dahmer; K. Kurabayashi | ||
| Evaluating Lung Injury through Exhaled Volatile compounds and redox potential to predict ARDS and its Trajectory in childrEn (ELEVATE) | $99,646 | 6/1/23 | 1 year | Kahn Pediatric Critical Care Grand Challenge | R. Barbaro; R. Daniels; X. Fan | ||
| Automated Image Processing Systems Capable of Mitigating Uncertainty and Normal Biological Variations: An Application to Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) | $238,315 | 5/1/23 | 2 years | MICHR | N. Farzaneh | ||
| CD98hc-mediated delivery of an ultrapotent TrkB agonist antibody for neuroprotection and improved cognitive recovery after traumatic brain injury (follow-on to 2021 grant) | $98,717 | $755,679 | 9/30/23 expected | 3 years | DoD | C. Greineder, P. Tessier | |
| Great Lakes Clinical Center for the ARDS, Pneumonia, and Sepsis Phenotyping Consortium | $3,305,745 | 5/1/23 | 6 years | NIH | R. Hyzy, H. Prescott, R. Dickson | ||
| NIH T-32 Acute and Critical Care Engineering (ACCE) Training Program | $1,268,771 | 4/20/23 | 5 years | NIH | K. Oldham, K. Kurabayashi, K. Ward |
| Project Title | Initial Funding | Follow-On Funding | Funding Start | Funding Period | Initial Funding Source | Principal Investigators | Product Phase |
| Accuracy of Continuous Glucose Monitor in DKA (ACID) | $25,000 | 12/14/22 | 1 year | SAEM | N. Haas | ||
| Elucidating Pediatric Sepsis by Defining Comprehensive Signatures for Diagnosis and Outcome | $3,333,188 | 11/1/22 | 5 years | NIH | P. Mahajan | ||
| Development and Testing of LUCID: A Therapeutic Device for Brain Injury Following Infant Cardiac Arrest | $6,476,908 | 9/15/22 | 5 years | NIH/NINDS | T. Sanderson (Mitovation) | ||
| High Performance Wearable Body Odor Sensor Arrays for Disease Detection and Monitoring | $5,688,584 | 8/2/22 | 5 years | NIH | S. Fan, J. Gudjonsson, K. Gunnerson, Y. Huang, P. Mahajan | ||
| Dose-Response Effect of of Intranasal Insulin Using Functional MRI | $142,939 | 7/1/22 | 1 year | Massey TBI Grand Challenge | F. Schmitzberger | ||
| Evaluation of Immunomodulatory Device for Early Treatment of TBI | $185,205 | 7/1/22 | 1 year | Massey TBI Grand Challenge | D. Humes | ||
| Regulatory Testing for LUCID-TTM: Dual Therapeutic Device | $154,219 | 7/1/22 | 1 year | Massey TBI Grand Challenge | T. Sanderson | ||
| Continuous Cerebral Blood Flow Monitoring using Augment ICP Sensor | $118,852 | 7/1/22 | 1 year | Massey TBI Grand Challenge | K. Oldham, H. Tiba | ||
| Michigan Algorithm for Acute Evaluation of TBI (Continuation of 2021 grant) | $131,093 | $1,499,062 | 7/1/22 | 1 year | Massey TBI Grand Challenge | K. Seagly | |
| Retinal Oximeter for Detection of Brain Tissue Hypoxia in TBI | $165,639 | 7/1/22 | 1 year | Massey TBI Grand Challenge | J. Myers, Y. Paulus | ||
| The Role of the Gut Microbiome in TBI | $164,845 | 7/1/22 | 1 year | Massey TBI Grand Challenge | R. Dickson, H. Tiba | ||
| Improving Cardiovascular Disease Detection with a Novel Multi-label Classifier for Electrocardiograms: Capturing Label Uncertainty and Complex Hierarchical Relationships between Output Classes | $30,000 | 6/28/22 | 1 year | U-M MIDAS | N. Farzaneh | ||
| TRANSatlantic Cardiac arrEst Neuroprotection aDvancement (TRANSCEND) Network Preclinical Registry | $50,000 | 6/10/22 | 1 year | Laerdol Foundation | R. Neumar | ||
| Development and Validation of a Clinically Relevant Swine Model of Neurologic Injury After Cardiac Arrest to Translate Neuroprotective | $1,154,289 | 5/6/22 | 3 years | NIH | C. Hsu, F. Korley | ||
| Robust Neuroprotection with Noninvasive Near Infrared Light: Translational Development of a Treatment for TBI | $1,459,040 | 5/4/22 | 3 years | Department of Defense | J. Wider, T Sanderson | ||
| Biomarker-Guided Brain CT Imaging in Traumatic Brain Injury | $1,483,462 | 5/4/22 | 3 years | Department of Defense | F. Korley | ||
| A Microfluidics Device for the Measurement of Traumatic Brain Injury Biomarkers at the Point of Care | $1,499,505 | 5/4/22 | 3 years | Department of Defense | F. Korley | ||
| Development of Predictive Analytic Tools in Health Care | $4,160,000 | 4/1/22 | 2 years | Airstrip Technologies, Inc. | S. Ansari | ||
| EMMETT (Environment for Model Monitoring, Evaluation and Timely Tuning): A Health IT Tool for Clinical Model Surveillance | $105,707 | 3/22/22 | 1 year | U-M FFMI | S. Ansari | Emerging Product | |
| Pre-Clinical Large Animal Model Development for Critical Care | $2,000,000 | 3/1/22 | 5 years | U-M OVPR | K. Ward | ||
| The Application of Artificial Intelligence, Bedside Monitoring, and Patient Reported Outcomes to Improve Patient Safety and Symptom Relief after Paracentesis | $450,000 | 2/14/22 | 3 years | American College of Gastroenterology | N. Mazumder |
| Project Title | Initial Funding | Follow-On Funding | Funding Start | Funding Period | Initial Funding Source | Principal Investigators | Product Phase |
| Characterizing the Impact of Fragmented Care in Acute Respiratory Failure | $847,800 | 8/15/21 | 5 years | NIH/NHLBI | A. Admon | ||
| Implementation of an All-Cause Deterioration Model for Adult Inpatients | $199,268 | 8/11/21 | 2 years | The Doctor's Company | S. Ansari | ||
| Prediction of Heart Failure Onset using Multimodal Data Analysis, Deep Learning and Commercial Wearables | $848,513 | 8/8/21 | 5 years | NIH | S. Ansari | ||
| Regulatory Testing for LUCID-TTM: A Dual Therapeutic Device for Non-Invasive Mitochondrial Modulation & Targeted Temperature Management in TBI Patients | $168,948 | $40,000 | 7/1/21 | 1 year | Massey TBI Grand Challenge | T. Sanderson | |
| A BBB Shuttle-Assisted Insulin Receptor Anti-Body for Neuroprotection in TBIm | $98,717 | 7/1/21 | 1 year | Massey TBI Grand Challenge | C. Greineder | ||
| The Michigan Algorithm for Acute Evaluation of TBI | $149,500 | $6,980,878 | 7/1/21 | 1 year | Massey TBI Grand Challenge | F. Korley, K. Seagly | |
| Impact of Mask Application on Aerosol Generation During CPR in a Swine Cardiac Arrest Model | $78,205 | 6/23/21 | 1 year | Zoll Foundation | C. Hsu | ||
| Hemodynamic Benefits of Aortic Balloon Occlusion During Left Ventricular Assist Device (Impella) CPR | $294,865 | 6/4/21 | 1 year | Abiomed Heart Recovery | H. Tiba | Licensed | |
| Non-invasive mitochondrial modulation therapy for ischemic stroke | $2,311,634 | 3/1/21 | 5 years | NIH/NINDS | T. Sanderson |
| Project Title | Initial Funding | Follow-On Funding | Funding Start | Funding Period | Initial Funding Source | Principal Investigators | Product Phase |
| COVID-19 Detection through scent analysis with a compact GC device | $1,960,142 | 12/21/20 | 2 years | NIH | S. Fan, K. Ward | Emerging Product | |
| Immersive Virtual Reality Environment for Training Acute Care Teams (iREACT) | $200,000 | 12/14/20 | 1 year | The Doctor's Company | M. Cole | ||
| Trans-Ocular Bioimpedance: Seeing the Brain through the Eyes (TOBI) | $153,121 | 9/15/20 | 1 year | Massey TBI Grand Challenge | H. Tiba | Licensed | |
| Therapeutic Enhancement of Mitochondrial Function by Intranasal Mito-AntimiR in TBI | $135,109 | $80,000 | 9/15/20 | 1 year | Massey TBI Grand Challenge | T. Sanderson J. Wider | Licensed |
| Continuous and Point of Care (POC) Reduction-Oxidation (Redox) Monitor for Diagnostic and Therapeutic Use in Traumatic Brain Injury | $75,445 | 9/15/20 | 1 year | Massey TBI Grand Challenge | R. Daniels | Emerging Product | |
| Point-of-Care Microfluidic Device for High Frequency and Real-Time Measurement of Biofluid Biomarkers | $183,128 | $1,499,505 | 9/15/20 | 1 year | Massey TBI Grand Challenge | M. Burns F. Korley | |
| Improved Real-time Surveillance of COVID-19 Patients' Electronic Health Records Using Transfer Learning and Ordinal Regression | $29,725 | 5/13/20 | 7 months | U-M MIDAS PODS | C. Gillies | ||
| Development of Exhaled Breath Signatures for COVID-19 | $30,000 | 4/21/20 | 3 months | U-M COVID Response Innovation Grant | S. Fan, K. Ward | ||
| Translational Metabolomics in Critical Care | $1,925,547 | 4/1/20 | 5 years | NIH/NIGMS | K. Stringer | ||
| Fiftheye Technical Support | $26,405 | 4/1/20 | 2 years | Fiftheye | K. Ward | ||
| Computer Vision Technologies for Rapid Detection of the Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome | $546,000 | 3/26/20 | 1.5 years | Department of Defense | M. Sjoding |
| Project Title | Initial Funding | Follow-On Funding | Funding Start | Funding Period | Initial Funding Source | Principal Investigators | Product Phase |
| Probabilistic Modeling of Missing Data to Improve Predictions Using Metabolomics Data | $90,000 | 11/15/19 | 1.5 years | U-M MIDAS PODS | C. Gillies | ||
| Novel Systolic Target Assessment Tool (STAT) for TBI, Prototyping and Refinement | $113,710 | 7/1/19 | 1 year | Massey TBI Grand Challenge | K. Ward, H. Tiba, D. Hackenson | ||
| Evaluating Non-invasive Mitochondrial Modulation in a Translational Model of TBI | $182,841 | 7/1/19 | 1 year | Massey TBI Grand Challenge | T. Sanderson, J. Wider, H. Tiba, K. Ward | ||
| Neuroprotection with Intranasal Insulin after TBI | $99,839 | 7/1/19 | 1 year | Massey TBI Grand Challenge | T. Sanderson, T. Jinka, G. Wakam | ||
| Valproic Acid Treatment for Varying Severities of TBI and Optimizing Valproic Acid Administration in Isolated TBI | $220,212 | 7/1/19 | 1 year | Massey TBI Grand Challenge | B. Biesterveld, H. Alam, M. Pai | ||
| A POC Microfluidic Device for High Frequency and Real-Time Measurement of Biofluid Biomarkers (Continuation of 2017 grant) | $107,996 | 7/1/19 | 1 year | Massey TBI Grand Challenge | M. Burns, F. Korley | Emerging Product | |
| Development of an Augmented Reality Based Education Tool for Families of TBI Victims (AR/VR) | $130,000 | 7/1/19 | 1 year | Massey TBI Grand Challenge | C. Brake, C. Williamson, K. Ward | Licensed | |
| Michigan Resuscitation Innovation and Science Enterprise (M-RISE) | $4,196,385 | 5/24/19 | 4 years | American Heart Association | R. Neumar |
| Project Title | Initial Funding | Follow-On Funding | Funding Start | Funding Period | Initial Funding Source | Principal Investigators | Product Phase |
| Real-time, Non-invasive Brain Metabolism | $118,666 | 8/1/18 | 1 year | Massey TBI Grand Challenge | O. Kripfgans, V. Rajajee, H. Tiba | ||
| A Novel Tensor Similarity Score for the Classification of Cardiac Index | $80,000 | 7/25/18 | 1 year | U-M Precision Health | N. Tokcan | ||
| Diagnostic tool for coagulation abnormalities in Traumatic Brain Injury | $120,000 | 7/1/18 | 1 year | Massey TBI Grand Challenge | M. Burns, K. Ward | ||
| Mesenchymal Stem Cell Derived-Exosomes as a Neuroprotective and Neurorestorative Treatment Strategy for Traumatic Brain Injury | $110,570 | 7/1/18 | 1 year | Massey TBI Grand Challenge | A. Williams, H. Alam, B. Buller | Licensed | |
| Noninvasive modulation of mitochondria for the treatment of secondary phase traumatic brain injury | $99,686 | 7/1/18 | 1 year | Massey TBI Grand Challenge | |||
| A point-of-care microfluidic device for high frequency and real-time measurement of biofluid biomarkers (Continuation of 2017 grant) | $115,800 | $107,996 | 7/1/18 | 1 year | Massey TBI Grand Challenge | F. Korley | Emerging |
| Intracranial pressure monitor enhancement for cerebral hemodynamic monitoring | $104,433 | 7/1/18 | 1 year | Massey TBI Grand Challenge | K. Oldham, H. Tiba, C. Williamson, K. Ward | ||
| Bridging the Translational Gap in the Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome with an Innovative Porcine Model | $100,000 | 5/25/18 | 1 year | U-M MICHR | K. Stringer | ||
| Development and Testing of New Noninvasive Monitoring Tools for Prolonged Field Care Goal Directed Therapy | $2,999,794 | 4/1/18 | 4 years | DoD | K. Ward |
| Project Title | Initial Funding | Follow-On Funding | Funding Start | Funding Period | Initial Funding Source | Principal Investigators | Product Phase |
| Rapid Breath Analysis for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Diagnostics | $410,923 | 9/1/17 | 2 years | NIH/NHLBI | X. Fan | ||
| ECPR after Prolonged Cardiac Arrest: Targeting Mechanisms of No-Reflow | $3,894,128 | 7/1/17 | 5 years | NIH | R. Neumar, R. Bartlett | ||
| Systolic target assessment tool (STAT) for TBI management | $73,975 | 7/1/17 | 1 year | Massey TBI Grand Challenge | D. Hackenson | ||
| Identification of monitoring biomarkers for optimizing TBI studies | $94,693 | 7/1/17 | 1 year | Massey TBI Grand Challenge | F. Korley | ||
| DEVD: Advanced digital extraventricular drain with data analytics integration (Continuation of 2016 grant) | $81,804 | 7/1/17 | 1 year | Massey TBI Grand Challenge | R. Daniels | Emerging Product | |
| Barreleye©:A decision support tool for TBI care (Continuation of2015 grant) | $83,489 | $17,108,507 | 7/1/17 | 1 year | Massey TBI Grand Challenge | A. Belle | Licensed |
| Automated extracranial internal carotid artery ultrasound sensor | $115,695 | 7/1/17 | 1 year | Massey TBI Grand Challenge | C. Hsu, G. Kruger | ||
| Cerebrovascular blood volume assessment using brain bioimpedance (TOBI) | $130,565 | $1,481,538 | 7/1/17 | 1 year | Massey TBI Grand Challenge | H. Tiba | Licensed |
| Increased Neuroprotection Using Novel Drug Therapies | $75,711 | 7/1/17 | 1 year | Massey TBI Grand Challenge | O. Ahmed | ||
| Multimodal Integrative Platform for Continuous Monitoring during Postoperative Care in Cardiac Patients | $2,202,161 | 5/1/17 | 3 years | Department of Defense | K. Najarian | ||
| Gastroesophageal Resuscitative Occlusion of the Aorta (GROA) | $2,999,802 | 2/1/17 | 3 years | Department of Defense | K. Ward, H. Tiba | Licensed | |
| Novel Noninvasive Methods of Intracranial Pressure and Cerebrovascular Autoregulation Assessment: Seeing the Brain through the Eyes (TOBI) | $1,481,538 | 1/1/17 | 3 years | Department of Defense | H. Tiba | Licensed |
| Project Title | Initial Funding | Follow-On Funding | Funding Start | Funding Period | Initial Funding Source | Principal Investigators | Product Phase |
| Career Development Program in Emergency Care Research (K12) | $1,914,017 | 9/27/16 | 5 years | NIH | R. Neumar, D. Pinsky | ||
| Feasibility Study for Developing an In-Vehicle Emergency Medical Condition | $162,800 | 7/15/16 | 1 year | Toyota | K. Najarian | Licensed | |
| Development of intravenous Imatinib targeting PDGF signaling TBI | $132,460 | 7/1/16 | 1 year | Massey TBI Grand Challenge | D. Lawrence | ||
| Using Advanced Genomic and Proteomic Technology to Ensure Valproic Acid's Success as an Early Treatment of Traumatic Brain Injury | $98,404 | 7/1/16 | 1 year | Massey TBI Grand Challenge | H. Alam | ||
| Digital Extra-Ventricular Drain (EVD) with Integrated Intracranial Pressure (ICP) Monitor and Cerebral Spinal Fluid (CSF) Flow Monitor/Pressure Regulator | $79,725 | $81,804 | 7/1/16 | 1 year | Massey TBI Grand Challenge | R. Daniels | Emerging Product |
| Automated Detection and Measurement of Subdural Hematoma Imaging Characteristics Following Traumatic Brain Injury | $75,611 | 7/1/16 | 1 year | Massey TBI Grand Challenge | C. Williamson | ||
| Quantitative Pupillometry for the Acute Detection and Prognosis of Traumatic Brain Injury | $113,800 | 7/1/16 | 1 year | Massey TBI Grand Challenge | W. Meurer | ||
| Real-Time Hemodynamic Monitoring System | $108,507 | $17,083,409 | 7/1/15 | 1 year | Massey TBI Grand Challenge | A. Belle | Licensed |
| Automated Brain Image Analysis & Decision Support System | $85,236 | 7/1/15 | 1 year | Massey TBI Grand Challenge | K.Najarian | ||
| Improving TBI-Induced Synaptic Changes | $70,000 | 7/1/15 | 1 year | Massey TBI Grand Challenge | L. Satin | ||
| Cerebral Hematoma in Traumatic Brain Injury | $85,000 | 7/1/15 | 1 year | Massey TBI Grand Challenge | R. Keep, G. Xi, Y. Hua | ||
| Protecting Injured Brain Cells with Imatinib | $80,000 | 7/1/15 | 1 year | Massey TBI Grand Challenge | D. Lawrance | ||
| Non-Invasive Assessment of Intracranial Pressure | $106,262 | $1,481,538 | 7/1/15 | 1 year | Massey TBI Grand Challenge | K. Ward, H. Tiba | Licensed |
| Early Administration of Plasma & Valproic Acid | $115,000 | 7/1/15 | 1 year | Massey TBI Grand Challenge | H. Alam | ||
| Computer-Aided Decision Support System for Pelvic and Abdominal Injuries | $199,993 | 4/1/15 | 1.5 years | NSF | K. Najarian | ||
| Chiroplasmic Nanorod-PCR (NR-PCR) for Rapid Determination of Bacteremia and Antibiotic Resistance in Sepsis | $50,000 | 7/1/14 | 1 year | MCIRCC Sepsis Grand Challenge | S. VanEpps, N. Kotov | ||
| Development of a Sepsis Point-of-Care (POC) Platform Utilizing Redox Measurements with Integrated Protein Markers of Sepsis as a Bedside Biomarker for Sepsis, Severity of Septic Shock, and as a Gauge for Resuscitation Endpoints | $50,000 | 7/1/14 | 1 year | MCIRCC Sepsis Grand Challenge | R. Daniels, S. Takayama, M. Meyerhoff | ||
| Real-Time Ultrasound Local Lung Ventilation Measurement | $50,000 | 7/1/14 | 1 year | MCIRCC Sepsis Grand Challenge | J. Rubin, C. Deng | ||
| Sepsis Endotheliopathy Assessment Panel | $50,000 | 7/1/14 | 1 year | MCIRCC Sepsis Grand Challenge | R. Daniels, S. Fan | ||
| Immunotherapy and Immuno-phenotyping for Treatment of Sepsis | $50,000 | 7/1/14 | 1 year | MCIRCC Sepsis Grand Challenge | J. Nemzek, J. Fu, J. Moon | ||
| Non-Invasive Portable System for Continuous Monitoring of Sepsis | $50,000 | 7/1/14 | 1 year | MCIRCC Sepsis Grand Challenge | K. Najarian, K. Oldham |
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