[CB (10) Roster]

The CB Small Business SEP [CB (10)] reviews grant applications that develop and apply innovative technology for analysis of cellular processes, including cell imaging and flow cytometry, cell preservation, biosensors, and tissue engineering. Examples of specific areas are listed below.

• Microfluidic systems for high-throughput evaluation of cell function
• Nanotechnology including nanoparticle drug delivery systems, protein design and engineering, including non-viral gene delivery  systems
• Emerging technologies for cell imaging and data mining, processing and analysis
• Technologies for cell culture including cell preservation, electroporation, development of single-use perfusion, cell sorting
• Innovative embryonic stem cell technologies, discovery, manufacturing and commercialization of emerging new technologies in human embryonic stem cell research for use in drug discovery
• Molecular genetics including transgenic agricultural products.

Study sections with most closely related areas or similar science listed in rank order are:
 
BCMB- 10 Drug Discovery and Development
BST-10 Instrumentation
BST-10 Special Emphasis Panel
BST-10 Bioinformatics and Software Development