LABS AT NIBIB
The mission of the NIBIB is to improve human health by providing leadership for development and accelerating the application of biomedical technologies. The Institute is committed to integrating engineering and physical sciences with the life sciences to advance basic research and medical care. The Intramural Research Program plays a key role in fulfilling the Institute’s mission, particularly to advance knowledge in imaging and bioengineering research using a combination of basic, translational, and clinical science and to develop effective training programs in related fields. All of the NIBIB laboratories are located on the NIH campus. Click on the below links to learn more about their research programs and resources.
Affiliated Researchers
NIBIB Adjunct Investigators
Peter J. Basser, Ph.D., NICHD
Joseph A Frank, M.D., NIH CC
Amir H. Gandjbakhche, Ph.D., NICHD
NIBIB Guest Researchers
Youngmi Ji, Ph.D. Uniformed Services University
Leon J. Nesti, M.D., Ph.D. Uniformed Services University
NIBIB Special Volunteers
Peter M. Bungay, Ph.D.
Laboratory of Cellular Imaging and Macromolecular Biophysics (LCIMB)
![This is an image of a rendered three dimensional model of a malaria infected erythrocyte obtained by scanning transmission electron tomography](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20170124235501im_/https://www.nibib.nih.gov/sites/default/files/styles/nibib-thumbnail/public/LCIMB-Lab%20Image_0.png?itok=ZVgmBfgw)
Laboratory of Molecular Imaging and Nanomedicine (LOMIN)
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20170124235501im_/https://www.nibib.nih.gov/sites/default/files/styles/nibib-thumbnail/public/LOMIN-Lab%20Image_0.png?itok=ATFEAe_J)
Molecular Biomedical Imaging Laboratory (MBIL)
![3D CT scan of the heart showing a surface rendering of the left ventricle 3D CT scan of the heart showing a surface rendering of the left ventricle](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20170124235501im_/https://www.nibib.nih.gov/sites/default/files/styles/nibib-thumbnail/public/Bluemke_section%20overview%20image.jpg?itok=27qmtvSl)
Molecular Tracer and Imaging Core Facility
![thumbnail showing two bright blobs that represent radioactive tracers on a PET scan](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20170124235501im_/https://www.nibib.nih.gov/sites/default/files/styles/nibib-thumbnail/public/Molecular%20tracer%20thumb.png?itok=V3IHZGP8)
Section on Biophotonics
![Fluorescent proteins come in multiple colors and have similar structures consisting of 11-strand beta-barrels with the chromophore located inside the barrel. The chromophore is a cyclized tripeptide which forms in the absence of any exogeneous factors with the exception of molecular oxygen. This property makes fluorescent proteins invaluable for the tagging of specific proteins of interest and their study inside living cells. This image was made using Cn3D and pdb file 1EMA. Fluorescent proteins come in multiple colors and have similar structures consisting of 11-strand beta-barrels with the chromophore located inside the barrel. This is an image of a chromophore which is a cyclized tripeptide which forms in the absence of any exogeneous factors with the exception of molecular oxygen. This property makes fluorescent proteins invaluable for the tagging of specific proteins of interest and their study inside living cells.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20170124235501im_/https://www.nibib.nih.gov/sites/default/files/styles/nibib-thumbnail/public/BIOPHOTONICS-Section%20Overview.png?itok=7nqeblc-)
Section on High Resolution Optical Imaging (HROI)
![This is a picture of the laser configuration for optical imaging in the section on high resolution imaging](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20170124235501im_/https://www.nibib.nih.gov/sites/default/files/styles/nibib-thumbnail/public/HROI-Section%20Overview.png?itok=7DLNEjjP)
Trans-NIH Shared Resource on Biomedical Engineering and Physical Science (BEPS)
![This is an image is a three dimensional graph that shows the elastic properties of a section of cartilage at high resolution by mapping nanoindentations across an array of points on the cartilage](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20170124235501im_/https://www.nibib.nih.gov/sites/default/files/styles/nibib-thumbnail/public/BEPS-large.png?itok=jYNao3SK)