# Biomedical Technology Program

> **NIH NIH P30** · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT DAVIS · 2020 · $33,310

## Abstract

PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT 
Traditional cancer research involves the study of cancer biology at the cellular, organ, and systemic level. In 
light of the technological developments in engineering, physics, lasers, imaging systems, biosensing and 
bioMEMS devices, advanced microscopy systems, drug delivery systems and nanotechnology, the 
Biomedical Technology Program (BTP) is organized with the goals of capitalizing on the tools and 
technologies developed by engineering and physical scientists by applying these devices and concepts 
towards the overall reduction of cancer morbidity and mortality. Currently, the BTP incorporates five scientific 
themes that capture the breadth of expertise and technologies available to the program. The five themes are: 
(1) Research and Diagnostic Technologies, (2) Technologies for Whole Body/Organ Imaging, (3) Technologies 
for Cancer Therapy, (4) Biomarker Discovery and Development, and (5) Biosensing Technologies. 
The BTP has 34 members with expertise across broad areas of engineering science, physical science and 
medical science. The BTP includes members from eleven different research and academic departments and 
four different schools and research centers at UC Davis and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL). 
This includes the College of Engineering (in particular the Departments of Biomedical Engineering and 
Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering), the School of Medicine (in particular Radiology, Radiation 
Oncology, Internal Medicine, General Surgery, Neurological Surgery), the School of Veterinary Medicine, and 
LLNL. The BTP also includes members who are primarily clinicians, who play an important role in ensuring the 
program is addressing cancer-relevant questions, and a critical role in helping technical members of the 
program move new technologies into successful early phase clinical testing in patients. Thus, the expertise of 
our members spans a wide range of scientific disciplines and fields bridging from the engineering and physical 
sciences to the medical and veterinary sciences. 
PROGRAM ASPECTS 
 Co-leaders: Simon Cherry, PhD; Laura Marcu, PhD 
 Members: 34 
 Total Grant Funding (ADC): $7.8 million 
 Total Peer-Reviewed Funding (ADC): $7.2 million 
 Total NCI funding (ADC): $3.0 million 
 Total No. Publications: 644 
 Inter-programmatic publications: 235 (37%) 
 Intra-programmatic publications: 121 (19%) 
 Multi-institutional publications: 262 (41%)

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9993310
- **Project number:** 5P30CA093373-18
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT DAVIS
- **Principal Investigator:** Laura Marcu
- **Activity code:** P30 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $33,310
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** — → —

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9993310

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9993310, Biomedical Technology Program (5P30CA093373-18). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9993310. Licensed CC0.

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