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{{Short description|Component of the U.S. National Institutes of Health}} {{Infobox government agency | logo = NIH NIBIB Vertical Logo 2Color.jpg | logo_width = 150px | parent_agency = [[National Institutes of Health]] | headquarters = [[Bethesda, Maryland]] | formed = {{start date|2000}} | chief1_name = [[Bruce J. Tromberg]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nibib.nih.gov/about-nibib/staff/bruce-j-tromberg |title=Director's Page - NIBIB |publisher=nibib.nih.gov |access-date=2013-10-02}}</ref> | chief1_position = Director | website = {{URL|https://www.nibib.nih.gov/|nibib.nih.gov}} }} The '''National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering''' ('''NIBIB'''), founded at the [[National Institutes of Health]] (NIH) in 2000, is located in [[Bethesda, Maryland|Bethesda]], [[Maryland]]. It is one of 27 institutes and centers that are part of NIH, an agency of the U.S. [[Department of Health and Human Services]] (HHS). NIBIB programs accelerate the development and application of biomedical imaging and bioengineering technologies to study, diagnose, and treat human diseases. The institute is an engine and testbed for innovative biomedical technologies, which it generates at a robust rate; NIBIB is first among NIH institutes for patents generated per funding dollar.<ref name="ManhattanInstitutereport">{{cite web|last1=Kalutkiewicz|first1=Michael|title=Patents, Pasteur, and Productivity: A Model for Promoting Scientific and Economic Growth at the National Institutes of Health|url=https://www.manhattan-institute.org/html/patents-productivity-promoting-scientific-economic-growth-national-institutes-health-10329.html|website=Manhattan Institute for Policy Research|publisher=Manhattan Institute for Policy Research, Inc.|access-date=12 July 2017}}</ref> NIBIB-funded research integrates engineering and the physical sciences with the life sciences, building on opportunities and technical discoveries in biomedicine. The institute spearheads development of medical technologies that are better, faster, smaller, less costly and more accessible to people across the [[United States]] and around the world. NIBIB prepares the life-sciences workforce for paradigm shifts and catalyzes vital biomedical advances that will impact healthcare in the 21st century. {{buzzword|date=October 2023}} == Leadership == * [[Bruce J. Tromberg]], Ph.D., Director ** Jill Heemskerk, Ph.D., Deputy Director ** [[Richard D. Leapman]], Ph.D., Scientific Director, Intramural Research == Past directors == Directors from 2001 - present<ref>{{cite web|title=Important Events in NIBIB's History|url=https://www.nibib.nih.gov/about-nibib/mission?v=tab3|website=nibib.nih.gov}}</ref> {| class=wikitable style="text-align:center" |- !Director !Took office !Left office |- |Donna J. Dean (acting)<ref>{{cite web|title=History of the NIBIB (Archived)|url=https://wayback.archive-it.org/1170/20101220171937/http://www.nibib.nih.gov/About/MissionHistory|website=wayback.archive-it.org}}</ref> |April 26, 2001 |September 23, 2002 |- |[[Roderic I. Pettigrew]] |September 23, 2002 |November 2017 |- |Jill Heemskerk (acting) |November 2017 |January 9, 2019 |- |[[Bruce J. Tromberg]] |January 9, 2019 |Present |- |} == History == Congress authorized NIBIB by passing the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering Establishment Act H.R. 1795,<ref name="HR1795">{{cite web|last1=Burr|first1=Richard|title=H.R. 1795|url=https://www.congress.gov/bill/106th-congress/house-bill/1795?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22PL+106-580%22%5D%7D|website=Library of Congress|access-date=12 July 2017}}</ref> signed into law by President William Clinton on December 29, 2000, as Public Law 106-580.<ref name="PL106580">{{cite web|last1=U.S. Congress|title=Public Law 106-580|url=https://www.congress.gov/106/plaws/publ580/PLAW-106publ580.htm|website=Congress|access-date=12 July 2017}}</ref> The institute was established to synergize complementary scientific activities and to catalyze growth opportunities for biomedical imaging and engineering research within the National Institutes of Health (NIH). == ''Then and Now'' exhibit == [[File:Then&NowExhibit.jpg|thumb|right|Then and Now is an exhibit at NIH depicting innovation in biomedical technologies.]] Visitors to the NIBIB Office of the Director on the NIH campus in Bethesda, Maryland, will encounter an engaging exhibit of biomedical-themed objects and narrative displays called "Then and Now". The exhibit, installed in 2016, traces the development of a variety of biomedical innovations from early models to state-of-the-art prototypes that exemplify the NIBIB research portfolio. The exhibit, created through a collaboration between NIBIB and the Office of NIH History and NIH Stetten Museum,<ref name="StettenMuseum">{{cite web|title=Dewitt Stetten, Jr. Museum of Medical Research|url=https://history.nih.gov/museum/index.html|website=Office of History and Stetten Museum|access-date=12 July 2017}}</ref> may be accessed during weekday business hours. == Areas of research == NIBIB comprises an intramural research program, with laboratories on the NIH campus, and an extramural research program, which funds research at universities and institutions around the country and internationally. At its intramural research laboratories, NIBIB scientists develop state-of-the-art technologies to solve research challenges at NIH and beyond. These include [[electron microscope]] development, [[infrared imaging]] and thermometry, [[microfabrication]] and [[microfluidics]], and [[scanning probe microscopy]]. An even broader range of biomedical technologies is pursued by scientists supported though the NIBIB Extramural Research Program. These span the development of tissue chips for laboratory testing of drugs, biomedical imaging techniques for better diagnosis and treatment, targeted delivery and controlled release of therapeutic agents to specific sites within the body, [[rehabilitation engineering]] technologies to help people with disabilities lead more full and productive lives, [[point-of-care]] technologies for rapid diagnosis and treatment of infectious and non-infectious diseases, and more. The institute provides informational fact sheets<ref name="ScienceTopics">{{cite web|title=NIBIB Science Topics|url=https://www.nibib.nih.gov/science-education/science-topics|website=NIBIB.NIH.gov|publisher=National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering|access-date=13 July 2017}}</ref> that explain biomedical and bioengineering research topics, such as Computational Modeling, Drug Delivery Systems, Image-Guided Robotic Interventions, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Mammography, Rehabilitation Engineering, and Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine. The institute provides training opportunities to introduce and help propel the careers of talented researchers into the biomedical imaging and bioengineering fields. == Science educational resources == [[File:Understanding Med Scans Mobile App.jpg|thumb|right|Understanding Medical Scans, an app for free download at the App Store]] NIBIB offers science education resources for people of all ages who want to explore biomedical imaging and bioengineering topics. Among the resources are ''60 Seconds of Science'' short videos explaining various aspects of imaging and bioengineering, as well mobile device apps with patient-friendly information about the ''Future of Surgery'' and ''Understanding Medical Scans'', the ''Bionic Man'' interactive click-and-learn page, and the quiz game ''Want to be a Bioengineer?'' == References == {{Reflist}} {{National Institutes of Health}} {{authority control}} {{coord|39.00358|-77.10131|type:landmark_globe:earth_region:US-MD|display=title}} {{DEFAULTSORT:National Institute Of Biomedical Imaging And Bioengineering}} [[Category:Medical imaging research institutes]] [[Category:National Institutes of Health]] [[Category:Medical research institutes in Maryland]] [[Category:2000 establishments in Maryland]]