Improving access to biomedical information for infectious and immune diseases
Official title: "SBIR TOPIC 136 - INSILICOM: Enhancing a large-scale biomedical knowledge graph for infectious- and immune-mediated disease research"
Funded at Insilicom, LLC · NIH-11214909 · Data updated 2026-11-12
This study is working on creating a helpful tool that organizes and shares important information about infectious and immune-related diseases, making it easier for researchers and healthcare providers to find the latest research and improve our understanding of these conditions.
Quick facts
| Grant type | NIH-funded research |
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| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Insilicom, LLC NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Tallahassee, United States) |
| Project start | September 5, 2024 |
| Project end | September 4, 2025 |
| Funding year | 2024 |
| Award (this year) | $300,000 |
| NIH project number | 75N93024C00034-0-9999-1 |
| Project ID | NIH-11214909 on NIH RePORTER |
Who could benefit from this research
✓Could help
Ideal candidates for this research are individuals affected by infectious or immune-mediated diseases, as well as researchers and healthcare professionals working in these fields.
✕Less likely to help
Patients with unrelated health conditions or those not involved in research related to infectious or immune-mediated diseases may not benefit from this research.
What this research studies
This research focuses on enhancing a large-scale biomedical knowledge graph to better organize and retrieve information related to infectious and immune-mediated diseases. By converting unstructured literature into structured data, the project aims to facilitate more efficient access to critical research findings. The team will update the knowledge graph regularly with new data from PubMed and other sources, ensuring that researchers and healthcare providers have the most current information at their fingertips. This initiative is designed to support collaborative research efforts and improve the understanding of complex diseases.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this research could significantly improve the ability of researchers and healthcare providers to access and utilize critical information about infectious and immune-mediated diseases.
How similar studies have gone: Previous research has successfully utilized similar approaches to enhance biomedical knowledge graphs, indicating a promising potential for this project.
Where this research is happening
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Insilicom, LLC
Tallahassee, United States Active
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Zhang, Jinfeng — Insilicom, LLC
- Study coordinator: Zhang, Jinfeng
Related research
Other NIH-funded projects on the same topics.
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Creating a large database of biomedical knowledge from scientific articles
This study is creating a helpful tool that organizes medical research articles so that scientists can easily find important information without having to read everything, making it simpler for them to keep up with new discoveries.
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page.