Wellcome Trust, GB: Bioimaging Technology Development Awards

25/01/2024

30/04/2024

This award will fund teams of technology developers and users to create novel bioimaging tools at the cell-tissue scale. Successful teams will develop technologies that answer ambitious research questions or that overcome barriers to bioimaging work in low-resource settings. The call supports ambitious technology development programmes led by proficient and diverse teams. Awarded teams will develop tools and technologies to overcome barriers to progress in bioimaging. Specifically, they will advance technologies to investigate biological phenomena at the cell-tissue scale. Amount note Level of funding: Foundation phase: up to £500k; Scale-up phase: you should ask for the resources you need for your programme – see the 'What we offer' section on this page. You will need to justify this in your application. Duration of funding: Up to 8 years, spanning two phases: a foundation phase for the first 18 months, followed by a scale-up phase up to a maximum of 6.5 additional years.

Cell & Developmental Biology; Neuroimaging; Radiology & Medical Imaging; Stem Cell Therapy. Potential areas of interest include, but are not limited to: Cell atlasing – how can novel bioimaging technologies and their combination with other omics help identify all cell types at the molecular level? Connectomics – how can novel bioimaging technologies pave the way to a full map of the neuronal connections in the mammalian brain? Dynamic biology – how can novel technologies improve temporal resolution in bioimaging to advance our understanding of how organisms function, adapt and respond to their surroundings? Systems – how can novel bioimaging technologies allow the characterisation of dynamics and structure of complete biological systems? Imaging data handling – novel data management strategies are needed to simplify image acquisition, analysis and data sharing. New tools are needed to support the integration of bioimaging data with other types of biological information. Overcoming barriers to bioimaging in low-resource settings – how can novel or existing technologies be adapted to advance discovery research in low-resource settings?

Eligibility Note Lead applicant You must be able to demonstrate that you can drive and lead a substantial collaborative research programme focused on technology development. Moreover, you must have the following: international standing as a leader in your field experience of leading innovative and creative research a track record of managing and training others You must be able to contribute at least 20% of your research time to the programme.