Awarded Projects

2024 Full Awardees

• Title: Hydrophage: Bacteriophage Hydrogels for the Treatment of Chronic Bacterial Infections. Investigators: Ovijit Chaudhuri, PhD, Mechanical Engineering/Paul Bollyky MD, PhD, Medicine/Infectious Diseases
• Title: A novel continuous breath test for early detection of necrotizing enterocolitis. Investigators: Todd Coleman, PhD, Bioengineering/ Janene Fuerch, MD, Pediatrics
• Title: MagStone – Translation of a magnetic system for kidney stone fragment retrieval. Investigators: Ross Venook, PhD, Bioengineering/ Joseph C. Liao, MD, Urology
• Title: KoolGuard: reducing chemotherapy-induced oral mucositis. Investigators: Ross Venook, PhD, Bioengineering/ Janene Fuerch, MD, Pediatrics
• Title: Novel food allergy diagnostic. Investigators: Jennifer Cochran, PhD, Bioengineering/ Sindy KY Tang, PhD, Bioengineering & Radiology/R. Sharon Chinthrajah, MD, Medicine & Pediatrics/ Stephen J. Galli, MD, Pathology

2024 Seed Awardees

• Title: Small molecule K+ channel modulator to treat acute episodes of peripheral vertigo. Investigators: Cochran/Ricci/Steenerson
• Title: UreStent – A novel Ureteral Stent to Reduce Stent Related Complications. Investigators: Wang/Sheth

2023 Full Awardees

• Title: New Thrombectomy Device for Endovascular Surgery.  Investigators: Paul Yock, MD, PhD., Bioengineering/ Renee Zhao, PhD, Mechanical Engineering/Jeremy Heit, MD, PhD, Radiology
• Title: DizzyDx: A Dizzy Attack Event Monitor. Investigators: Annelise Barron, PhD., Bioengineering/ Kristen K. Steenerson MD., Otolaryngology/ Peter Santa Maria, MD, PhD.,Otolaryngology
• Title: Sonoanalgesia for Non-Invasive Pain Relief for 7-14 Days.  Investigators: Thomas A. Anderson, Ph.D., M.D., Anesthesiology/ Kim Butts-Pauly, Ph.D., Radiology, Electrical Engineering & Bioengineering/ David C. Yeomans, PhD., Anesthesiology
• Title: Home-based Diagnosis of Moderate to Severe OSA in children. Investigators: Todd Coleman, MD, BioE/ Sumit Bhargava, MD, Pediatric-Pulmonary
• Title: Surf Therapy: Development of an Ultrasound Neuromodulation Therapy to Treat Rheumatoid Arthritis. Investigators: Kim Butts Pauly, PhD., Radiology, Electrical Engineering & Bioengineering/ Robert Fairchild MD, PhD., Immunology & Rheumatology
• Title: Easy PEG: A one step low- profile gastrostomy tube. Investigators: David Goldenberg, MD, MHDS., Gastroenterology/ Ross Venook, PHD., Bioengineering
• Title: Lymphatic Decompression for Interstitial Congestion in Heart Failure. Investigators: Joshua Makower, MD., Bioengineering/ Stanley Rockson, MD., Cardiovascular

2022 Full Awardees

• Title: Home-based Diagnosis of Moderate to Severe OSA in children. Investigators: Todd Coleman, MD, BioE/ Sumit Bhargava, MD, Pediatric-Pulmonary
• Title: Kidney Keeper: Development of an Organ Cooling Device to Address the Organ Shortage, Extend Transplant Longevity, and Enable Xenotransplantation and Minimally Invasive Surgery. Investigators: Marc L. Melcher, MD, Surgery/ Eric A. Appel, PhD, Engineering
• Title: Oral inhibitors for treatment of drug-resistant coronavirus variants. Investigators: Michael Lin, MD, PhD., Neurosurgery/ Catherine Blish, MD, PhD., Medicine
• Title: Vortex Shunt – A Novel Prenatal Lower Urinary Tract Obstruction (LUTO) Vesico-amniotic Shunt (VAS).  Investigators: Kunj Sheth, MD/James Wall, MD, Pediatric Surgery
• Title: Development of an Extracochlear Neurostimulation Device to Restore Hearing. Investigators: Peter Santa Maria, MD, PhD, OHNS/ Paul Yock, MD, Medicine, Biodesign/ Daniel Palanker, PhD., Ophthalmology
• Title: An integrated micro-basophil activation test for accurate, safe, and accessible food allergy diagnostics. Investigators: Sindy KY Tang, PhD., Engineering/ Kari C. Nadeau, MD, PhD, Pediatrics/ Stephen J Galli, MD, Pathology/ Jennifer Cochran, PhD, BioE

2022 Seed Awardees

• Title: Sonoanalgesia for Non-Invasive Pain Relief for 7-14 Day: Anderson/Butts-Pauly
• Title: A novel continuous breath test for early detection of necrotizing enterocolitis. Investigators: Wall/Fuerch
• Title: Easy PEG: A one step low- profile gastrostomy tube. Investigators: Goldenberg/Venook

2021 Full Awardees

• Title: An AI-aided app - musculoskeletal deformity.  Investigators: James Wall, MD, Surgery/ Michael Gardner, MD/ John Vorhies, MD, Orthopedic Surgery
• Title: Protease inhibitors for coronavirus disease.  Investigators: Michael Lin, MD, PhD, BioE, Neurobiology/ Catherine Blish, MD, PhD, Medicine
• Title: Extracochlear Neurostimulation Device to Restore Hearing. Investigators: Paul Yock, MD, BioE, Medicine/ Peter Santa Maria, MD, PhD, Otolaryngology/ Daniel Palanker, PhD, Ophthamology
• Title: Opioid addiction: a non-psychoactive tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) analog.  Investigators: Annelise Barron, PhD, BioE/ Mehrdad Shamloo, PhD, Neurosurgery
• Title: Multiplex gene therapy for retinitis pigmentosa Investigators: Stanley Qi, PhD, BioE/ Sui Wang, PhD, Ophthalmology/ Lucie Guo, MD, PhD, Ophthalmology

2021 Seed Awardees

• Title: 3D printed bioabsorbable scaffold - vein graft failure prevention. Investigators: Marsden/Boyd
• Title: MagSToNE: a magnetic system for kidney stone fragment elimination. Investigators: Yock/Liao
• Title: RVEXd - Mechanically-Responsive Passive Support Solutions for The Right Heart. Investigators: Yock/Hiesinger/Cutkosky
• Title: Development of localization technology for a capsule that samples the human small intestines. Investigators: Huang/Relman
• Title: AI-enabled Web-Based Auto-segmentation Tool with User Adaptation for Radiation Oncology. Investigators: Xing/Gensheimer/Panjwani

2020 Awardees

• Title: Malaria diagnosis in field setting utilizing spectral imaging.  Investigators: Manu Prakash, PhD, BioE/ Prasanna Jagannathan, MD, Infectious Diseases
• Title: Targeted Drug Delivery for Chronic Rhinosinusitis.  Investigators: Paul Yock, MD, BioE/Peter Santa Maria, MD, PhD, Otolaryngology
• Title: Engineered protein therapeutic for pancreatic and breast cancers.  Investigators: Jennifer Cochran, PhD, BioE/ Melinda Telli, MD, Medicine
• Title: Opioid addiction: a non-psychoactive tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) analog.  Investigators: Annelise Barron, PhD, BioE/ Mehrdad Shamloo, PhD, Neurosurgery
• Title: EarBuddy: a non-invasive treatment for otitis media with effusion (renewal). Investigators: Paul Yock, MD, BioE/Peter Santa Maria, MD, PhD, Otolaryngology
• Title: Cardinal Kit - Accelerating Digital Health. Investigators: Ross Venook, PhD, BioE/Oliver Aalami, MD, Surgery/ Lawrence 'Rusty' Hofmann, MD, Radiology
• Title: Digital System for Hypertension Management. Investigators: Paul Wang, MD, BioE/ Lance Downing, MD, Medicine

2019 Awardees

• Title:  1-millimeter Resolution Clinical PET System Dedicated to Head and Neck Cancer Imaging.  Investigators:  Craig Levin/Eben Rosenthal/Michael Kaplan
• ​Title:  Pulmera Lung Visualization system - Advancing Lung Cancer Care.  Investigators: Norbert Pelc/Harmeet Bedi
• Title:  A Precision Genetic Diagnostic for Immune Checkpoint Therapy in Metastatic Cancer. Investigators: Stanley Qi/Hanlee Ji
• Title:  EarBuddy: A Non-Invasive Treatment for Otitis Media with Effusion. Investigators:  Paul Yock/Peter SantaMaria
• Title:  CatWatch: A Novel Neonatal Umbilical Catheter Placement and Position Monitoring Device to Reduce Catheter Misplacement and Migration. Investigators: James Wall/Ban Tsui
• Title:  Injectable Macroporous Scaffolds for Cartilage Repair. Investigators:  Fan Yang/Constance Chu/Stuart Goodman
• Title:  Synapsis: Automated Detection of Ischemic Stroke for High-Risk Patients with Atrial Fibrillation. Investigators:  Paul Yock/Jaime Lopez/Boris Murmann

2018 Awardees

• Title: Radio-frequency (RF) Penetrable Positon Emission Tomography (PET) Insert for Simultaneous PET/Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI). Investigators: Craig Levin/Greg Zaharchuk
• Title: Adhesion Prevention with Shear-thinning Polymeric Hydrogels. Investigators: Eric Appel/Joseph Woo
• Title: A Novel Percutaneous Fascial Suture Technology for Closure of Large Bore Arteriotomies. Investigators: Ross Venook/Jason Lee
• Title: Passive Reduction of Operative Error. Investigators: Thomas Krummel/Derek Amanatullah/Geoff Appelboom
• Title: A Precision Genetic Diagnostic for Immune Checkpoint Therapy in Metastatic Cancer. Investigators: Stanley Qi/Hanlee Ji
• Title: Transplantable synthetic gut bacterial communities of high complexity for the treatment of renal disease. Investigators:  Michael Fischbach/Timothy Meyer

2017 Awardees

• Title: Radio-frequency (RF) Penetrable Positon Emission Tomography (PET) Insert for Simultaneous PET/Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI). Investigators: Craig Levin/Greg Zaharchuk
• Title: 3D-Printed Springs for Intestinal Lengthening. Investigators: Tom Krummel/James Dunn
• Title: Towards clinical translation of noninvasive neuromodulation via focused ultrasonic drug uncaging. Investigators: Kim Butts Pauly/Raag Airan
• Title: Production of Anti-Human CD81 Monoclonal Antibodies for Cancer Therapy. Investigators: Jennifer Cochran/Shoshana Levy
• Title: Clinical trial for detection of blood ammonia from finger and heel sticks. Investigators: James Swartz / Gilbert Chu /Matthew Kanan   
• Title: Engineered protein therapeutics that target the tumor microenvironment for effective treatment of lung cancer. Investigators: Jennifer Cochran/Sukhmani Padda
• Title: Development of a user-friendly treatment for palmar hyperhidrosis. Investigators: Ross Venook/Marlyanne Pol-Rodriguez

2016 Awardees

• Title: Measurement of Blood Ammonia from a Finger Stick.  Investigators: James Swartz / Gilbert Chu /Matthew Kanan
• Title: Mechanical Biomarkersfor Improving In-Vitro Fertilization (IVF). Investigators: David Camarillo / Barry Behr
• Title: Toolkit for Faster Autism Detection and Care at Home. Investigators: Russ Altman / Dennis Wall
• Title: Sensor-Enabled Ultrasound Probes for Volumetric Image Acquisition and Interpretation in Pediatric Appendicitis(2nd Year). Investigators: Kim-Butts Pauly / Josh Broder /Jeremy Dahl
• Title: Scaffold for Early Treatmentof Osteonecrosis of the Hip. Investigators: Peter Yang / Stuart Goodman