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[USDA] Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)

CMS, under the Department of Health and Human Services, provides administrative oversight of the Medicare program, the Federal portion of the Medicaid program, and the State Children's Health Insurance Program, as well as provides related quality assurance activities.

Units Involved in Tissue Science and Engineering

  • Chronic Care Policy Group
  • Division of Items and Devices

News, Events, and Programs

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[DOD] Department of Defense (DOD)

DOD is responsible for providing the military forces needed to deter war and protect the security of our country. Under the President, who is also Commander in Chief, the Secretary of Defense exercises authority, direction, and control over the Department, which includes the separately organized military departments of Army, Navy, and Air Force, the Joint Chiefs of Staff providing military advice, the combatant commands, and defense agencies and field activities established for specific purposes.

Units Involved in Tissue Science and Engineering

  • U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command (USAMRMC)
    • Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center (TATRC)
    • Combat Casualty Care Research Program (CCCRP)
  • Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
    • Defense Sciences Office (DSO)
    • Information Processing Technology Office (IPTO)
  • U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL)

News, Events, and Programs

Publications and Reports

  • Draft Program Announcement: Armed Forces Institute Of Regenerative Medicine, April 19, 2007 (MS Word)
  • DARPA Focus 2000: Revolutionary science and technology from the intersection of Bio:Info:Physical systems

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[DOE] Department of Energy (DOE)

DOE fosters a secure and reliable energy system that is environmentally and economically sustainable; acts as a responsible steward of the Nation's nuclear weapons; conducts and supports research in the physical, biological, environmental, and computational sciences; and provides premier scientific instruments for the Nation's research enterprise.

Units Involved in Tissue Science and Engineering

News, Events, and Programs

Publications and Reports

  • Biotechnology for Energy Security (PDF)

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[FDA] Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

FDA, as part of the Public Health Service, is charged with ensuring that food is safe, pure, and wholesome; that human and animal drugs, biological products, and medical devices are safe and effective; and that electronic products that emit radiation are safe.

Units Involved in Tissue Science and Engineering

  • Center for Biologics Evaluation & Research (CBER)
  • Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH)
  • Office of Combination Products (OCP)

News, Events, and Programs

  • CBER Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
  • How to submit an Investigational New Drug (IND) Application

Publications and Reports

  • FDA Commissioner's Fellowship Program, featuring a tissue engineering program developed jointly by CBER and CDRH in which Fellows will be involved in mentored reviews of Tissue Engineered Medical Products (TEMPs) and regenerative medical products. The Deadline for Applications for the First Class of Fellows is August 29, 2008.
  • Selected CBER Guidance Documents:
    • Guidance for Human Somatic Cell Therapy and Gene Therapy. CBER, FDA, March 1998 (PDF)
    • Guidance for the Submission of Chemistry, Manufacturing, and Controls Information and Establishment Description for Autologous Somatic Cell Therapy Products. CBER, January 1997. (TXT file)
    • "International Conference on Harmonization; Guidance on Viral Safety Evaluation of Biotechnology Products Derived From Cell Lines of Human or Animal Origin," Federal Register, September 24, 1998 (Vol. 63, Number 185). (PDF)
    • ICH Document Q5D, "Derivation and Characterization of Cell Substrates Used for Production of Biotechnological/Biological Products." (PDF)
  • CBER Tissue Action Plan
  • CBER Tissue Related Documents
  • CDRH Guidance Documents
  • CDRH Standards for Tissue Engineered Medical Products (TEMPs)

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[NIST] National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

NIST, a non-regulatory agency within the Commerce Department's Technology Administration, develops and promotes measurement, standards, and technology to enhance productivity, facilitate trade, and improve the quality of life.

Units Involved in Tissue Science and Engineering

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[NIH] National Institutes of Health (NIH)

NIH, part of the Public Health Service, supports biomedical and behavioral research domestically and abroad, conducts research in its own laboratories and clinics, trains promising young researchers, and promotes acquisition and distribution of medical knowledge.

Units Involved in Tissue Science and Engineering

  • National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
  • National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)
  • National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB)
    • Tissue Engineering Program Area
    • Biomaterials and Biointerfaces Study Section (BMBI)
    • Bioengineering, Technology, and Surgical Sciences Study Section (BTSS)
    • Instrumentation and Systems Development Study Section (ISD)
    • Musculoskeletal Tissue Engineering Study Section (MTE)
  • National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)
  • National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
  • National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
  • The Bioengineering Consortium (BECON)

News, Events, and Programs

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[NASA] National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

NASA ensures that the United States retains its leaderhip position in aeronautical and space science and technology by improving the usefulness, performance, speed, safety, and efficiency of aeronautical and space vehicles and conducting research for the solution of flight problems within and outside the Earth's atmosphere.

Units Involved in Tissue Science and Engineering

  • NASA/NIH Center for Three Dimensional Tissue Culture
  • Biotechnology Cell Science Program

News, Events, and Programs

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[NSF] National Science Foundation (NSF)

NSF promotes the progress of science and engineering through the support of research and education programs. Its major emphasis is on high-quality, merit-selected research -- the search for improved understanding of the fundamental laws of nature upon which our future well-being as a nation depends.

Units Involved in Tissue Science and Engineering

  • Directorate for Engineering (ENG)
    • Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems (CBET)
  • Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO)

News, Events, and Programs

Publications and Reports

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[USDA] Department of Agriculture (USDA)

USDA works to improve and maintain farm income and to develop and expand markets abroad for agricultural products. USDA programs curb and cure poverty, hunger, and malnutrition, enhance the environment, and protect the soil, water, forests, and other natural resources. Inspection and grading services safeguard and the quality of the Nation's daily food supply.

Units Involved in Tissue Science and Engineering

  • Agricultural Research Service (ARS)
  • Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service (CSREES)

News, Events, and Programs

Publications and Reports

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[VA] Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)

VA operates programs to benefit veterans and their families including disability/service-related death compensation, pensions, education and rehabilitation, home loan guaranty, medical care, and burial.

Units Involved in Tissue Science and Engineering

News, Events, and Programs

  • press release: "VA Researchers Develop New Prosthetic Ankle," July 23, 2007 (MS Word, 80kb)

Publications and Reports

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