OpportunityTitle: NCATS Pilot Program for Collaborative Drug Discovery Research using Bioprinted Skin Tissue (U18)
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Other Eligible Applicants include the following:  Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions; Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AANAPISISs); Eligible Agencies of the Federal Government; Faith-based or Community-based Organizations; Hispanic-serving Institutions; Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs); Indian/Native American Tribal Governments (Other than Federally Recognized); Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Organizations); Regional Organizations; Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs) ; U.S. Territory or Possession; Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Institutions) are not eligible to apply. Non-domestic (non-U.S.) components of U.S. Organizations are not eligible to apply. Foreign components, as defined in the NIH Grants Policy Statement, are not allowed.
Description: The goal of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to enable the development of 3D-bioprinted tissue models for drug discovery, including efficacy studies and toxicology research through a collaborative arrangement between the 3-D Bioprinting Program at the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) and extramural scientists. NCATS intramural scientists will provide expertise for 3-D bioprinting, assay development and drug screening stages of the projects. Extramural investigators will provide appropriate cell resources, disease expertise and model validation in collaboration with NCATS to perform drug screening of bioprinted materials. The research application will involve 3-D bioprinting in a screening format of patient-derived cells supplied by the extramural investigators, characterization and validation of bioprinted materials by NCATS investigators and extramural collaborators, and screening of appropriate molecular libraries.
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