Award
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute 5R01HL139796-08
Improving Tissue Engineered Vascular Graft Performance via Computational Modeling
Recipient
Research Institute Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, United States
Award Amount
$666,476.00
Ceiling
$666,476.00
Awarded
April 16, 2025
Identifier
5R01HL139796-08
The award supports research to optimize tissue engineered vascular grafts (TEVGs) using a multi-fidelity computational-experimental approach focused on congenital heart surgery applications, involving pre-clinical juvenile ovine models and multiscale computational models to improve graft design and function.
Description
This project aims to improve tissue-engineered vascular grafts for congenital heart surgery using advanced computational modeling and large animal studies, with the goal of accelerating clinical translation and improving patient outcomes.