NIBIB Design by Biomedical Undergraduate Teams (DEBUT)
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Judging Criteria
- Significance of the problem address
- Impact on potential users and clinical care
- Innovative design
- Working prototype
Eligibility
Project: 3 Categories:
- Diagnostic Devices/Methods
- e.g., Sensors, imaging devices, imaging agents, telehealth, clinical laboratory diagnostics
- Therapeutic Devices/Methods
- e.g., Implants, biomaterials, surgical tools, tissue engineering, drug and gene delivery
- Technology to Aid Underserved Populations and Individuals with Disabilities
- e.g., Point-of-care technologies, devices/methods to address health disparities, m-health, aids for individuals with disabilities (See http://www.ada.gov/pubs/adastatute08.htm#12102 for a definition of “disability”.)
People:
Application Steps
Website: DEBUT
Proposal (<= 6 pages total)
- Cover letter from BME faculty member
- DEBUT Certification Form Signed by all team members
- Project Title
- Team Members and Affiliations
- Challenge Category
- Abstract
- Description of clinical need or problem including background and current methods available
- Design including a discussion of the innovative aspects
- Evidence of working prototype
- Optional video (2 minutes or less)