The mission of the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering is to improve human health by leading the development and accelerating the application of biomedical technologies. The Institute is committed to integrating the physical and engineering sciences with the life sciences to advance basic research and medical care. The Institute plans, conducts, fosters, and supports an integrated program of research and research training that can be applied to a broad spectrum of biological processes, disorders and diseases across organ systems. The Institute coordinates with other agencies and NIH Institutes to support imaging and engineering research to facilitate the transfer of such technologies to medical applications.
Dr. Grace C.Y. Peng is a Program Director in the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB), at the National Institutes of Health. She received the B.S. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Illinois, the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in biomedical engineering from Northwestern University, and has served on the faculty at the Catholic University of America and the Johns Hopkins University. Her program areas at the NIBIB include mathematical modeling, simulation and analysis methods, and next generation engineering systems for rehabilitation, neuroengineering, telehealth and surgical systems. In 2003, Dr. Peng created and began coordinating the Interagency Modeling and Analysis Group (IMAG), which now consists of program officers from seven federal agencies of the U.S. government. IMAG facilitates the activities of the Multiscale Modeling (MSM) Consortium (started in 2006) of investigators (www.imagwiki.org/mediawiki). Dr. Peng is interested in promoting the development of intelligent tools and reusable models, and integrating these approaches in engineering systems and multiscale physiological problems.