This grant is for advancing the state-of-the-art in biological image analysis, data visualization, archiving, and dissemination. The IBIV activity supports the development of novel approaches to analyze complex biological research images, addressing challenges like signal-to-noise profiles, variable features, and subjective classification criteria. The aim is to facilitate automation, enhance synthetic analysis of large datasets, and enable higher-order dimensional analyses of research models. Participants, selected through an open application, will engage in an intensive five-day residential workshop. This collaborative environment, using an ‘Ideas Lab’ process, brings together biological researchers, computational experts, mathematicians, imaging specialists, educators, and artists to generate innovative project ideas and identify key investment opportunities.
Opportunity ID: 51813
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | 10-538 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Innovations in Biological Imaging and Visualization |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Science and Technology and other Research and Development |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 10 |
| Assistance Listings: | 47.074 — Biological Sciences |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Feb 12, 2010 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 15, 2010 April 12, 2010 Deadline to submit applications to participate in the Ideas Lab, to be held May 24-28, 2010 July 15, 2010 Deadline for submission of Invited Proposals. Only invited submissions will be considered for funding. |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 15, 2010 April 12, 2010 Deadline to submit applications to participate in the Ideas Lab, to be held May 24-28, 2010 July 15, 2010 Deadline for submission of Invited Proposals. Only invited submissions will be considered for funding. |
| Archive Date: | – |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $5,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | – |
| Award Floor: | – |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | – |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | U.S. National Science Foundation |
| Description: | The IBIV activity supports the development of novel approaches to the analysis of biological research images through the innovative "Ideas Lab" project development and review process. The analysis and visual representation of complex biological images present daunting challenges across all scales of investigation, from multispectral analysis of foliage or algal bloom patterns in satellite images, to automated specimen classification, and tomographic reconstructions in structural biology. Analysis of biological image data is complicated by a host of factors, including: complicated signal to noise profiles; variable feature size, density, scale, and perspective in images; experiment-specific metadata considerations; and reliance on subjective classification criteria. Advances in biological image analyses have the potential to facilitate the automation of analytic processes, improve synthetic approaches to the analysis of large or heterogeneous data collections, and permit higher-order dimensional analyses of complex research models. The goal of this activity is to identify opportunities for investment to advance the state-of-the-art in biological image analysis, data visualization, archiving, and dissemination. Participants selected through an open application process will engage in an intensive five-day residential workshop to generate project ideas through an innovative, real-time review process. Members of the biological research community, computational theorists and engineers, mathematicians, imaging specialists from other fields, educators involved in training the next generation of researchers, and a range of other specialists (artists, illustrators, etc.) are all strongly encouraged to participate. |
| Link to Additional Information: | NSF Publication 10-538 |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
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Packages
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| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47.074 | PKG00016547 | Feb 12, 2010 | Jul 15, 2010 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
51813 RR_SF424_1_2-1.2.pdf
51813 PerformanceSite_1_2-1.2.pdf
51813 RR_OtherProjectInfo_1_2-1.2.pdf
51813 RR_KeyPersonExpanded_1_2-1.2.pdf
51813 RR_PersonalData_1_2-1.2.pdf
51813 RR_Budget-1.1.pdf
51813 NSF_CoverPage_1_3-1.3.pdf
Optional forms
51813 RR_SubawardBudget-1.2.pdf
51813 NSF_DeviationAuthorization-1.1.pdf
51813 NSF_SuggestedReviewers-1.1.pdf
51813 NSF_Registration_1_3-1.3.pdf