TRAILBLAZER: Biomaterials for Programming Tissue Development — NSF Award to Johns Hopkins University (MD, $3,000,000)
Organ failure affects millions of Americans, leading to immense suffering and placing a heavy burden on patients, caregivers, and healthcare systems. While organ transplantation can be lifesaving, there are far too few donor organs to meet the need. The ability to grow functional tissues in the laboratory could offer a
| Award title | TRAILBLAZER: Biomaterials for Programming Tissue Development |
|---|---|
| Award ID | 2535413 |
| Awardee | Johns Hopkins University |
| City | BALTIMORE |
| State | MD |
| Amount obligated | $3,000,000 |
| Principal investigator | Rebecca Schulman |
| Program | SSA-Special Studies & Analysis, EFRI Research Projects |
| Start date | 01/01/2026 |
| Abstract | Organ failure affects millions of Americans, leading to immense suffering and placing a heavy burden on patients, caregivers, and healthcare systems. While organ transplantation can be lifesaving, there are far too few donor organs to meet the need. The ability to grow functional tissues in the laboratory could offer a more effective and more widely available treatment option. It could also enable personalized therapies and accelerate drug screening and discovery. However, despite exciting advan |
| Source | NSF Awards |
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