The MIT INSIHT program invites proposals for seed funding to support innovative research at the intersection of nanotechnology, sensing, imaging, and human health. The goal of this program is to catalyze the development of next-generation tools that leverage nanoscale phenomena to solve pressing challenges in early disease detection.:

• Advanced Nanoscale Imaging: Novel super-resolution techniques, multiplexed imaging agents, or label-free imaging modalities for biological systems.

• Nano Sensing: Sensors for real-time monitoring of physiological biomarkers, early disease detection, or therapeutic drug monitoring.

• Integration & Miniaturization: Efforts to integrate nano-enabled sensing/imaging capabilities into wearable, implantable, or point-of-care devices.

• Precision Diagnostics: Leveraging nanomaterials and artificial intelligence (AI) to increase the sensitivity and specificity of diagnostics for oncology, infectious disease, or neurology.