The National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB)

CTC Microchip: A One-in-a-Billion Technology

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William Heetderks, M.D., Ph.D.
"The key thing to realize is that when it comes to chemistry, biology, physics, math, or engineering, there are no lines; they all interface seamlessly. I truly believe that this philosophy of the nature of matter and the life that springs from it will be the foundation for the next explosion of interventions that heal and cure."

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Heather Kalish, Ph.D.
"…chemistry overlaps every aspect of biological research and disease, so I get to be involved in all sorts of research. I do love tackling a wide variety of different problems."

CTC Microchip: A One-in-a-Billion Technology
With enough sensitivity to detect and trap a single at-large cancer cell from among a billion blood cells, the impressive new Circulating Tumor Cell (CTC) microchip is showing much promise as it points the way to a new era in the fight against cancer.

Indo-US Collaboration Program on Low-Cost Technologies
Global management of health care demands fresh, innovative thinking to alleviate disparities on an international scale. In an effort to confront these new challenges, NIBIB has initiated a unique grant opportunity that aims to facilitate international collaborations focused on development of low-cost medical technologies between researchers in the U.S. and India.

- (Bdelloid) rotifer Philodina roseola, captured using video-enhanced polychromatic polarized light microscope.
- Three-Dimensional Multi-Scale Modeling of Mouse Hearts.
- Live image of Diatom Arachnoidiscus under 40x magnification.
- 3D Reconstruction of Individual Senile Plaques Just Below the Surface of the Brain
- 3-D Reconstruction of the Rat Small Intestines for Modeling Nutrient Transport in the Gut
- Model of a Cadaver Knee in a Dynamic Knee Simulator