Weiss has been awarded a research grant by the National Academies Keck Futures Initiative to support innovative interdisciplinary projects related to art and science, engineering and medicine frontier collaborations.
From UCLA Newsroom (by Stuart Wolpert):
Paul Weiss awarded National Academies Keck Futures Initiative research grant
UCLA professor Paul Weiss has been awarded a research grant by the National Academies Keck Futures Initiative — a project of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine — to support innovative interdisciplinary projects related to art and science, engineering and medicine frontier collaborations.
Weiss holds a UC Presidential Chair and is a Distinguished Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry as well as a Distinguished Professor of Materials Science and Engineering. The research project he leads is titled “Towards the ‘InnerNet:’ An integrated sensor analysis of biome/microbiome systems, employing novel interactivity through acoustics and design for personalized health monitoring.” The project considers the whole biophysical system of the body, with the goal of understanding how bodily systems ‘talk’ to one another by tapping into communications between the body and the microbiome. (Microbiota are the bacteria and other microorganisms that are abundant in humans, other mammals and many other animals.) He and his colleagues will explore the development of wearable external and internal sensor arrays.
His colleagues on this project are Ruth West of the University of North Texas; Andrea Polli of University of New Mexico; Beth Cardier, Sirius-Beta Inc.; Niccolo Cassas of Rhode Island School of Design and University College of London’s Bartlett School of Architecture; and Allison Kudla of the Institute for Systems Biology.
The National Academies Keck Futures Initiative awarded 10 additional interdisciplinary research projects across the nation, including a project by UCLA neuroscientist Mark Cohen.
“We believe that the portfolio of collaborations selected will impact how we live today, and how we think about tomorrow,” said David Edwards, steering committee chair and Gordon McKay Professor of the Practice of Idea Translation at Harvard University, as well as a core member of the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering.Weiss holds a UC Presidential Chair and is a Distinguished Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry as well as a Distinguished Professor of Materials Science and Engineering. The research project he leads is titled “Towards the ‘InnerNet:’ An integrated sensor analysis of biome/microbiome systems, employing novel interactivity through acoustics and design for personalized health monitoring.” The project considers the whole biophysical system of the body, with the goal of understanding how bodily systems ‘talk’ to one another by tapping into communications between the body and the microbiome. (Microbiota are the bacteria and other microorganisms that are abundant in humans, other mammals and many other animals.) He and his colleagues will explore the development of wearable external and internal sensor arrays.
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To learn more about Weiss’ research, visit his website.
