This emphasis covers research whose primary innovation concerns chemical methods, materials and/or approaches which may have applications in multiple areas of biology rather than one specific disease. This includes research on new organic, inorganic or biomolecular probes, nanomaterials or synthetic strategies. The probes may be “always on”, responsive (as in biosensors) or have a therapeutic effect (e.g., theranostics). Novel approaches for biochemical analysis (e.g., metabolomics, in vitro diagnostics) with applications in multiple areas of biology/disease are also part of this category.
New Chemistry for Optical Imaging
This category covers novel chemistry approaches and probe designs for optical imaging modalities (e.g., fluorescence, luminescence, photoacoustics) with applications in multiple biology/disease areas.
New Chemistry for Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Magnetic Particle Imaging
This category covers novel chemistry approaches and probe designs for MRI and MPI with applications in multiple biology/disease areas.
New Chemistry for Nuclear Imaging
This category covers novel chemistry approaches and probe designs for nuclear imaging with applications in multiple biology/disease areas.
New Chemistry for Ultrasound Imaging
This category covers novel chemistry approaches and probe designs for ultrasound imaging with applications in multiple biology/disease areas.
New Chemistry for Multimodal Imaging
This category covers novel chemistry approaches and probe designs for imaging with more than one modality and applications in multiple biology/disease areas.
New Approaches to Biochemical Analysis
This category covers novel approaches for biochemical analysis (e.g., metabolomics, in vitro diagnostics) with applications in multiple areas of biology/disease.