# Secure Homomorphically Encrypted National Registry of COVID-19 Recovered Plasma Donors

> **NIH NIH R41** · ELIMU INFORMATICS, INC. · 2020 · $220,723

## Abstract

PROJECT SUMMARY
Treatment with convalescent plasma (CP) was recently approved by the FDA for seriously ill patients of
COVID-19. There are many institutions and hospitals that have implemented CP programs, but they all face
the challenge of finding sufficient and appropriate donors. The constraints of matching, imbalances in supply
and demand, and privacy concerns pose several challenges to engage donors. Considering multiple
stakeholders (patients, donors, hospitals), we will develop new algorithms based on multikey homomorphic
encryption to protect the privacy of patients and donors, with additional functionality to simplify the registration
process, and conduct optimization for plasma donation (of patients who recovered from COVID-19). We are
dedicated to the public good and will make freely available the code / resources developed within the
framework of this project. If we succeed, our project will build a secure national registry for potential plasma
donors and may save many lives.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10164918
- **Project number:** 3R41HG010978-01S1
- **Recipient organization:** ELIMU INFORMATICS, INC.
- **Principal Investigator:** Aziz A Boxwala
- **Activity code:** R41 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $220,723
- **Award type:** 3
- **Project period:** 2020-09-24 → 2021-08-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10164918

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10164918, Secure Homomorphically Encrypted National Registry of COVID-19 Recovered Plasma Donors (3R41HG010978-01S1). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10164918. Licensed CC0.

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