Research
Seed Grant Program
With funding from Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Emory University, and Georgia Tech's College of Engineering, College of Computing, College of Architecture, GVU Center and Center for Robotics and Intelligent Machines at Georgia Tech, the Health Systems Institute (HSI) has established a seed grant funding program to support collaborative and interdisciplinary research projects that will help stimulate innovative healthcare research and promote improvements in healthcare. The seed grant awards are specifically designed to provide funding for novel projects that demonstrate a high potential for enhanced diagnostic capabilities of diseases, lead to new inventions that yield new patents, licenses and/or commercial products, lead to high quality peer-reviewed publications and those with high potential to leverage seed funding into extra-mural support.
HSI has recently completed its latest call and announced the recipients of the 2009-2010 Seed Grant Program awards. To learn more about the program and eligibility, please click here.
2009-2010 Program
HSI received 40 outstanding proposals, including several for phase 2 funding. Over 30 reviewers with varied expertise from several units at Georgia Tech, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta and the Atlanta Veteran's Administration Center of Excellence evaluated the proposals and made recommendations. HSI leadership in conjunction with the leadership at the various sponsoring organizations made final funding decisions. The following proposals will receive funding for the 2009-10 cycle of the HSI Seed Grant Program.
ClockReader - Investigating Automated Recording and Analysis of Clock Drawing Test for Detecting Cognitive Impairment
Investigators: Ellen Yi-Luen Do (GT, College of Architecture and College of Computing), Allan Levey (Emory Center for Neurodegenerative Disease and Alzheimer's Disease Center, Emory University), David Joyner (GT, Human Centered Computing, School of Interactive Computing)
Dynamic-attribute-based Disclosure of Health Information in Emergency Care Scenarios
Investigators: Doug Blough (GT, Electrical and Computer Engineering), Mustaque Ahamad (Georgia Tech Information Security Center, College of Computing), Patrick Traynor (GT, School of Computer Science, College of Computing), James Jose (Children's Healthcare of Atlanta)
Evaluation and Design of Telemedicine For Screening of Diabetic Retinopathy
Investigators: Julie Swann (GT, Stewart School of Industrial & Systems Engineering), Claire Barnes (VA Rehabilitation R&D Center, Department of Opthalmology, Emory University School of Medicine), Eser Kirkizlar (State University of New York-Binghamton, School of Management), Nicoleta Serban (GT, Stewart School of Industrial & Systems Engineering)
Health Innovation Household through Healthcare Information Distribution System Framework
Investigators: Brian Jones (GT, Aware Home Research Initiative) and Myung Choi (Georgia Tech Research Institute)
Helping Hand - A Light-Weight Glove That Locates and Identifies Objects for the Visually Impaired
Investigators: Ellen Yi-Luen Do (GT, College of Architecture and College of Computing), David Ross (Atlanta VA Rehab R&D Center of Excellence in Vision Loss), Marc Lawson (GT, College of Computing)
Investigating the Effect of SMS Technology on Asthma Management for Pediatric Patients and their Healthcare Providers
Investigators: Rosa Arriaga (GT, School of Interactive Computing, College of Computing), Randall Brown (Georgia Pediatric Pulmonology Associates and Children's Healthcare of Atlanta)
Optimizing Health Services Delivery During an Influenza Pandemic: A Focus on Children and Adolescents
Investigators: Julie Swann (GT, Stewart School of Industrial & Systems Engineering), Pinar Keskinocak (GT, Stewart School of Industrial & Systems Engineering), Andrea Shane (Emory University/Children's Healthcare of Atlanta)
The Design of an Interactive Stroke Rehabilitation System
Investigators: Douglas Britton (Georgia Tech Research Institute), Steven Wolf (Emory University), Maribeth Gandy (GT, Interactive Media Technology Center)
2008-2009 Program
HSI received 27 outstanding proposals and a committee comprised of 25 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 2008-2009 Health Systems Institute Research Seed Grant Program.
A Wearable Wireless Pharmaceutical Compliance Monitoring System
Investigators: Maysam Ghovanloo (Electrical and Computer Engineering, GT), Mark Braunstein, (Computer Science, GT), Keith Robinson (Saint Joseph's Translational Research Institute)
Accessibility and Security for Community Health Records
Investigators: Doug Blough (GT, Electrical and Computer Engineering)
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)
Catch-up Scheduling for Immunization
Investigators: Pinar Keskinocak (GT, Industrial and Systems Engineering), Larry Pickering (Children's Healthcare of Atlanta)
Communication Technologies for Inclusion Across Housing Options
Investigators: Claudia Winegarden (GT, Architecture), Brian Jones (GT, Interactive Media)
Designing the EPSHOT - Experimental Prototyping Systems for Healthcare Delivery of Tomorrow
Investigators: Ellen Yi-Luen Do (GT, College of Architecture and College of Computing), Chung-Lun Kuo (GT, College of Architecture)
Extracting Impaired Modulation of Muscle Activation Pattern in Neurological Patients Using "Pinpointed Muscle Control" Robot
Investigators: Jun Ueda (GT, Mechanical Engineering), Minoru Shinohara (GT, Applied Physiology), Vijaya Krishnamoorthy (Emory University, Rehabilitation Medicine)
Surgical Planning for Reconstruction of Complex Congenital Heart Defects
Investigators: William Border (Children's Healthcare of Atlanta/Emory), Kirk Kanter (Children's Healthcare of Atlanta/Emory), Jarek Rossignac, Ph.D. (GT, Interactive Computing), Ajit Yoganathan (GT, Biomedical Engineering)
Technologies for Preventative Health Interventions for Georgia's Children
Investigators: Seema Csukas (Children's Healthcare of Atlanta), Beth Mynatt (GT, Interactive Computing), Valerie Sitterle (Georgia Tech Research Institute)
Validation of Parent Collected Observational Data in the Natural Environment for Use In Behavioral Interventions
Investigators: Nate Call (Marcus Institute), Rosa Arriaga (GT, Interactive Computing)
Web-based Technologies for Management of Asthma in Children
Investigators: Rosa Arriaga (GT, Interactive Computing), Randall Brown (Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Pediatric Pulmonology)
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)
