Research
Seed Grant Program
With funding from Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, the College of Engineering at Georgia Tech and the College of Computing at Georgia Tech, the Health Systems Institute (HSI) has established a seed grant funding program to foster and support innovative collaborative and interdisciplinary research projects, with the goal of stimulating critical improvements in health care. Research relates directly to our research thrusts and applications in health care, and the objectives of projects include an outcome that will benefit patients (e.g. better diagnosis and treatment of diseases, inventions, patents, licenses, and commercial products).
To learn more about the program and eligibility, click here.
2007-2008 Program
HSI received 21 outstanding proposals and a committee comprised of 18 experts from various disciplines at Georgia Tech, Children's Healthcare, and Emory evaluated the proposals and submitted recommendations to the sponsors. The following proposals were selected for funding under the 2007-2008 Health Systems Institute Research Seed Grant Program.
Designing Healthcare of the Future: Multi-Disciplinary Approaches to Applying Innovation in the Design of a Pediatric Healthcare Center
Investigators: Craig Zimring (GT, Architecture), Ellen Yi-Luen Do (GT, Computing), Julia Jones (Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Hughes Spalding), David Cowan (GT, Health Systems), Gerri Lamb (Emory, Nursing), Sabir Kahn (GT, Architecture)
Early Diagnosis of Cardiovascular Health via a Clinically Deployable Noninvasive Measurement of Vascular Function
Investigators: Robert Butera (GT, Electrical & Computer Engineering), A. Maziar Zafari (Emory, Cardiology)
Evaluating the Efficacy and Efficiency of Competing Approaches to Reducing Nosocomial Infection Rates
Investigators: Paul Griffin (GT, Industrial Engineering), Amber Cocks (Children's Healthcare of Atlanta), Pinar Keskinocak (GT, Industrial Engineering)
Evaluation and Modeling of Redox Regulation of NF-kappaB in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia cells: Role in Drug Resistance
Investigators: Melissa Kemp (GT/Emory, Biomedical Engineering), Harry Findley (Children's Healthcare of Atlanta/Emory, Pediatrics)
Robust People Following via RFID for Assistive Mobile Robots
Investigators: Charles Kemp (GT, Robotics), Matt Reynolds (GT, Computing), Jonathan Glass (Emory, Neurology)
2006-2007 Program
HSI received 31 outstanding proposals. A scientific committee comprised of seven experts from various disciplines at Georgia Tech, Children's Healthcare, and Emory evaluated the proposals and submitted recommendations to the sponsors. The following proposals were selected for funding under the 2006-2007 Health Systems Institute Research Seed Grant Program.
Age-Related Macular Degeneration and Cortical Reorganization: Establishing Causal and Longitudinal Connections Between Pathology, Cortical Changes, and Functional Performance
Investigators: Eric Schumacher (GT, Psychology), Susan A. Primo (Emory, Ophthalmology)
Artificial Intelligence Decision Support Tools for Nuclear Cardiac Medicine
Investigators: Ashwin Ram (GT, Computing) and Dr. Ernest V. Garcia (Emory, Radiology)
Can Use of a Pediatric Call Center as an Extension of Pediatric Emergency Department Visits Improve Quality of Pediatric Care?
Investigators: Joseph Simon (Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Emergency Services) and Brani Vidakovic (GT, Biomedical Engineering)
Comprehensive Analysis of Patient Triage in Urban Pediatric Emergency Departments
Investigators: Eva K. Lee (GT, Industrial & Systems Engineering) and Michael A. DeGuzman (Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Emergency Services)
Development of a Novel Fluid Management System for Accurate Continuous Hemofiltration in Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO)
Investigators: Ajit P. Yoganathan (GT, Biomedical Engineering) and James D. Fortenberry (Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Critical Care Medicine)
Integrating Medical and Laboratory Information Systems for Discovering and Analyzing Risk Factors for Resistant Bacterial Infection
Investigators: Lilly Cheng Immergluck (Children's Healthcare of Atlanta and Morehouse School of Medicine, Pediatrics) and Ling Liu (GT, Computing)
Rapid Identification and Monitoring of Patients with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Using Carbon Nanotube-Based Sensors
Investigators: Dennis W. Hess (GT, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering) and Lou Ann Brown (Emory, Pediatrics)
Standardized, Evidence-Based Care Pathways to Improve Health Outcomes in Patients with Cystic Fibrosis
Investigators: Michael Schechter (Emory, Pediatrics) and Paula Edwards (GT/Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Health Systems Institute)




