Award
NIH Reporter #1R21EB038058-01A1
Monitoring of Ultrasound-Mediated Gas Delivery by Hyperpolarized Xenon Gas MRI
Recipient
Rosa Tamara Branca
Award Amount
$229,820.00
Ceiling
$229,820.00
Awarded
June 10, 2026
Identifier
1R21EB038058-01A1
NIH awarded a grant of $229,820 to develop an MRI tool for monitoring gas diffusion in tissues using hyperpolarized xenon-129 microbubbles, led by Rosa Tamara Branca at UNC Chapel Hill.
Description
The project involves developing and validating an MRI imaging tool for real-time monitoring of gas diffusion into tissues using hyperpolarized xenon-129 microbubbles and MRI spectroscopy. The project is funded by NIH with a total award amount of $229,820 and duration from June 15, 2026, to March 31, 2028. The primary investigator is Rosa Tamara Branca, Professor at UNC Chapel Hill.