# Development of a nanotechnology resource center to advance urological research

> **NIH NIH P20** · ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · 2020 · $131,999

## Abstract

Abstract for the Administrative Core
 The Administrative Core will have the following three goals: 1) In Specific Aim 1, the Administrative Core
will provide clerical and administrative support to facilitate and oversee the Center. 2) In Specific Aim 2, it will
direct the Educational Enrichment Program to educate basic and clinical researchers about the potential
application of nanotechnology to the field of benign urological research. This will involve the organization of an
annual workshop, which will provide a general overview of nanotechnology in basic and clinical urogenital
research. This Aim will also include development of a website that advertises and highlights the activities of the
Center. This website will serve as a resource for understanding applications of nanotechnology in urogenital
research. 3) An additional goal of the Educational Enrichment Program will be to increase the application of
nanotechnology in benign urologic research through the use of the nanotechnology-delivery platforms developed
at Einstein (the “Einstein” nanoparticles). As part of this program, the Administrative Core will identify potential
“collaborators” whose research would benefit from integrating the “Einstein” nanoparticles, which were
developed in the laboratory of Dr. Joel Friedman (Research Project Leader). The Administrative Core will select
two or three projects and coordinate with the Research Project to facilitate the use of the Center’s nanoparticle
platforms in these collaborative projects.
 The overall goal of the Administrative Core is to create synergy between the components of
the Center. Investigators will learn about the applications of nanotechnology to their field of research
and will be provided with access and training in the use of the “Einstein” nanotechnology. These
investigators will require design and synthesis of novel nanoparticle formulations tailored to their
specific research projects. This process will therefore lead to the development and expansion of novel
nanoparticle formulations that can be applied to benign urological research.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10020318
- **Project number:** 5P20DK123969-02
- **Recipient organization:** ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
- **Principal Investigator:** KELVIN P DAVIES
- **Activity code:** P20 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $131,999
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** — → 2023-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10020318

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10020318, Development of a nanotechnology resource center to advance urological research (5P20DK123969-02). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-25 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10020318. Licensed CC0.

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