Funding « Utah Head Trauma Lab

New Project to Investigate Progressive PAC Damage

On May 1, 2022 / Brain, Collaboration, Funding

Dr. Coats recently received NSF funding to investigate progresssive damage at the brain-skull interface. The study involves high-rate testing and imaging of repeated loading in the subarachnoid trabeculae and blood vessels. Constituitve formulations of damage progression will be created and integrated into our multi-scale computational framework to predict progresssion of brain strain during repeated head impact. The project is in collaboration with Ken Monson (University of Utah) and Michele Moreno (University of Rome Tor Vergata).

Coats and Spear Receive DOJ Funding for Skull Fracture Prediction

On March 1, 2020 / Collaboration, Funding, News

The Coats lab received a $557K award from the Department of Justice for Phase 1 of their project to investigate the effect of skull thickness variability on skull fracture patterns in infant. This project, in collaboration with Dr. Ashley Spear from the Multiscale Mechanics and Materials Lab, will characterize skull thickness variability across the parietal, occipital, and frontal bones in a large dataset of infants. Thickness distributions will be incorporated into our existing computational framework to predict skull fracture patterns in infants. To prepare for more widespread use of the tools, Dr. Spear will will begin developing a machine learning […]

DOJ Funds Skull Fracture Research

On January 15, 2017 / Funding

The Department of Justice recently awarded the lab funding to characterize the fracture mechanics of infant cranial bone. Dr. Coats (PI), in collaboration with Dr. Ashley Spear (mmm.mech.utah.edu) and Dr. Susan Margulies (UPENN), will develop a computational framework to predict skull fracture patterns following head impact in infants. The work will involve microscale characterization of the fracture properties of infant cranial bone, coupled with crack prediction algorithms. For more information, visit the department website.

Coats Named University Nominee for David Mahoney Neuroimaging Award

On December 15, 2016 / Funding

The David Mahoney Neuroimaging Award is a grant program led by The Dana Foundation aimed to support research to determine how the human brain functions normally and/or with disease using novel imaging techniques. Dr. Coats’ application, Subarachnoid Microstructural Damage as a Biomarker for Mild TBI, was selected to represent the University of Utah in the application process. Proposals are due in February. The Dana Foundation will make selections in September.

New Funding to Mitigate Risk of Concussion

On September 1, 2016 / Brain, Funding, News

The Smart and Connected Health Program through the National Science Foundation recently awarded our team (in collaboration with several others) a grant titled Reducing Traumatic Brain Injury Risk with Smart Collision Detection and Mitigation. The grant began September 1, 2016 and will be focused on ,developing technology to better sense head impact information (velocity, direction), alert users of impending impact, position protective gear to best mitigate the impact, and send impact data to medical providers. The technology will be initially designed for integration into a helmet system to test capabilities in a sports setting, but ultimately the system will be versatile enough […]

NIH Grant Awarded to Investigate Vitreoretinal Adhesion Changes with Age

On March 3, 2016 / Eye, Funding, News

The National Eye Institute at NIH recently awarded our group a two-year R21 grant titled Quantitative Regional Analysis of Vitreoretinal Adhesion with Age. The grant began March 1, 2016 and will be focused on elucidating mechanisms of adhesion at the vitreoretinal interface, and quantifying how those mechanisms change with age. The data will be extremely informative for understanding and developing treatments for posterior vitreous detachment, as well as developing mechanically accurate computational models of the human eye. We look forward to beginning this project and disseminating results to the vision research community.

Knights Templar Check Presentation

On June 29, 2012 / Eye, Funding, Presentations

Following a seminar titled Pediatric Ocular Mechanics: The Elephant in the Room, the Utah Commandery of Knights Templar presented a check to the Pediatric Injury Biomechanics Lab on behalf of the Knights Templar Eye Foundation. The check will support research characterizing the material properties of pediatric ocular tissues. It’s our hope that these data will start the foundations for pediatrics ocular biomechanics and accelerate research for pediatric ocular disorders and injury. For additional information regarding the project, the award, or the Knights Templar Eye Foundation, Inc., please see the official Mechanical Engineering department press release and the KTEF website.

DOD Awards $1 Million VPR Grant

On May 2, 2012 / Collaboration, Eye, Funding, News

The Department of Defense Vision Research Program has awarded the lab a $1 million dollar grant to investigate long term ocular injury from blast exposure! The interdisciplinary 4-year project will investigate ocular trauma using clinical evaluations and experimental animal models. The project will support 2 graduate students for 4 years. We are very excited to start on this project and are grateful to the DOD for their support. Collaborators on the project are: Ken Monson, PhD, Mechanical Engineering Yingbin Fu, PhD, Moran Eye Center Bradley Katz, MD, Moran Eye Center Jason Goldsmith, MD, Moran Eye Center/VA Hospital Robert Peiffer, DVM, PhD, […]

Knights Templar Early Career Grant

On March 28, 2012 / Eye, Funding, News

The Knights Templar Eye Foundation has generously awarded Dr. Coats with an Early Career Grant for Pediatric Ophthalmology Research. The funds will be used to set the foundations for characterizing pediatric ocular material properties. A presentation of the check will occur sometime in June for a grant start date of July 1. The award will provide support for one PhD student for one year in addition to materials and supplies.

Wonderful Month of Funding

On December 15, 2011 / Brain, Eye, Funding

Great news this month! TWO small grants were awarded! Pediatric TBI from repetitive head rotation was funded by the generous support of the Primary Children’s Medical Center Foundation.Quantification of collagen dissolution in the immature eye from plasmin protealase was funded by the generous support of the University of Utah Research Foundation. Both grants will provide funding for preliminary data to lead to larger multi-year grants.

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