[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 17 (Friday, January 25, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5469-5471]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-01433]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
Announcement of Requirements and Registration for the 2013 NIBIB
DEsign by Biomedical Undergraduate Teams (DEBUT) Challenge
Authority: 15 U.S.C. 3719.
SUMMARY: The National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and
Bioengineering (NIBIB) DEBUT Challenge is open to teams of
undergraduate students working on projects that develop innovative
solutions to unmet health and clinical problems. NIBIB's mission is to
improve health by leading the development and accelerating the
application of biomedical technologies. The goals of the challenge are
(1) to provide undergraduate students valuable experiences such as
working in teams, identifying unmet clinical needs, and designing,
building, and debugging solutions for such open-ended problems; (2) to
generate novel, innovative tools to improve health care, consistent
with NIBIB's purpose to support research, training, the dissemination
of health information, and other programs with respect to biomedical
imaging and engineering and associated technologies and modalities with
biomedical applications; and (3) to highlight and acknowledge the
contributions and accomplishments of undergraduate students.
DATES: The competition begins January 25, 2013.
Submission Period: January 28, 2013, to June 6, 2013, 11:59 p.m.
EST.
Judging Period: June 10, 2013, to July 25, 2013.
Winners announced: August 12, 2013.
Award ceremony: September 2013, Biomedical Engineering Society
Conference (exact date to be announced at http://debut2013.challenge.gov/).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: [email protected] or (301) 451-4792.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Subject of Challenge Competition: The NIBIB DEBUT Challenge
solicits entries that develop innovative solutions to unmet health and
clinical problems under one of the following categories:
Diagnostic Devices/Methods
Therapeutic Devices/Methods
Technology to Aid Underserved Populations and Individuals
with Disabilities.
Eligibility Rules for Participating in the Competition:
1. To be eligible to win a prize under this challenge, each
individual on the Student Team must
(a) Be a citizen or permanent resident of the United States;
(b) Be an undergraduate student enrolled full-time in an
undergraduate curriculum during the academic year 2012-2013;
(c) Have his/her own active Challenge.gov account that he/she has
created at www.challenge.gov;
(d) Form or join a ``Student Team'' with at least two other
individuals who satisfy the criteria in (a), (b), and (c) above for the
purpose of developing an entry for submission to this challenge. While
it is expected that most of the individuals participating in the
competition may be students from biomedical engineering departments,
interdisciplinary teams including students from other fields are
welcome and encouraged;
(e) Acknowledge understanding and acceptance of the DEBUT challenge
rules by signing the NIBIB DEBUT Challenge Certification Form found at
http://www.nibib.nih.gov/Training/Undergrad_Grad/DEBUT/NIBIB_DEBUT_Certification_Form.pdf. Each entry must include one NIBIB DEBUT
Challenge Certification Form, completed with dates and the printed
names and signatures of each individual member of the Student Team.
Entries that do not provide a complete Certification Form will be
disqualified from the challenge;
(f) Comply with all the requirements under this section; and
(g) Not be a federal employee acting within the scope of his/her
employment. Federal employees seeking to participate in this challenge
outside the scope of their employment should consult their ethics
official prior to developing a submission.
2. By participating in this challenge, each individual agrees to
abide by all rules of this challenge and the Challenge.gov Terms of
Participation (http://challenge.gov/terms).
3. Each entry into this challenge must have been conceived,
designed, and implemented by the Student Team. Student Teams
participating in capstone design projects are especially encouraged to
enter the challenge.
4. Each Student Team may submit only one entry into this challenge
through one member of the Student Team appointed as ``Corresponding
Student'' by that Student Team. The Corresponding Student will carry
out all correspondence regarding the Student Team's entry.
5. The Corresponding Student will submit a Student Team's entry on
behalf of the Student Team by following the links and instructions at
http://debut2013.challenge.gov/ and certify that the entry meets all
the challenge rules.
6. Each entry into this challenge must describe an original
biomedical engineering project that falls into one of the following 3
categories:
(a) Diagnostic Devices/Methods e.g., sensors, imaging devices,
imaging agents, telehealth, clinical laboratory diagnostics
(b) Therapeutic Devices/Methods e.g., implants, biomaterials,
surgical tools, tissue engineering, drug and gene delivery
(c) Technology to Aid Underserved Populations and Individuals with
Disabilities e.g., point-of-care technologies, devices/methods to
address health disparities, m-health, aids for individuals with
disabilities (see http://www.ada.gov/pubs/adastatute08.htm#12102 for a
definition of ``disability'').
The examples under the different categories above are provided for
illustration but not limitation. It is possible for an entry to fit
into more than one category. In such instances, Student Teams should
choose the category to which the entry is most closely related.
7. Each entry must comply with Section 508 standards that require
federal agencies' electronic and information technology be accessible
to people with disabilities, http://www.section508.gov/.
8. Each individual on the Student Team must be 13 years of age or
older. Individuals who are younger than 18 must have their parent or
legal guardian complete the Parental Consent Form found at http://cphome.s3.amazonaws.com/forms/parental_consent_form.pdf.
9. Each entry must be submitted as a single pdf file and must
include the following:
Cover letter, on department letterhead, from a faculty
member from the Biomedical Engineering, Bioengineering or similar
department of the institution in which the Student Team members are
enrolled, verifying that the entry was achieved by the named Student
Team that is enrolled full-time in an undergraduate curriculum during
the academic year 2012-2013, and describing clearly any contribution
from the advisor or any
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other individual outside the Student Team;
The NIBIB DEBUT Challenge Certification Form (downloadable
from http://www.nibib.nih.gov/Training/Undergrad_Grad/DEBUT/NIBIB_DEBUT_Certification_Form.pdf) completed with dates and the printed
names and signatures of each individual member of the Student Team;
Completed Cover Page (downloadable from http://www.nibib.nih.gov/Training/Undergrad_Grad/DEBUT/NIBIB_DEBUT_Cover_Page.doc listing project title, team member information, and challenge
category the entry is submitted under;
Project Description (not to exceed 6 pages using Arial
font and a font size of at least 11 points) that includes the following
4 sections:
(1) Abstract
(2) Description of clinical need or problem, including background
and current methods available
(3) Design, including a discussion of the innovative aspects
(4) Evidence of a working prototype (results/graphics obtained with
the designed solution)
The 6-page limit includes any graphics, but excludes the cover page
and any references. Submissions exceeding 6 pages for the project
description will not be accepted. An optional 2-minute video displaying
the operation of the device/method may be included. However the 6-page
Project Description must be a stand-alone explanation of the project;
and
A completed Parental Consent Form, accessible at http://cphome.s3.amazonaws.com/forms/parental_consent_form.pdf, for each
individual on the Student Team who is under the age of 18.
10. NIBIB will claim no rights to intellectual property.
Individuals on the Student Team will retain intellectual property
ownership as applicable arising from their entry. By participating in
this challenge, such individuals grant to NIBIB an irrevocable, paid-
up, royalty-free, nonexclusive worldwide license to post, link to,
share, and display publicly the entry on the Web, in newsletters or
pamphlets, and in other information products. It is the responsibility
of the individuals on the Student Team to obtain any rights necessary
to use, disclose, or reproduce any intellectual property owned by third
parties and incorporated in the entry for all anticipated uses of the
entry.
11. All entries must be submitted by the challenge deadline, June
6, 2013, 11:59 p.m. EST.
12. Entries must not infringe upon any copyright or any other
rights of any third party.
13. By participating in this challenge, each individual agrees to
assume any and all risks and waive claims against the federal
government and its related entities, except in the case of willful
misconduct, for any injury, death, damage, or loss of property,
revenue, or profits, whether direct, indirect, or consequential,
arising from participation in this prize challenge, whether the injury,
death, damage, or loss arises through negligence or otherwise.
14. Based on the subject matter of the challenge, the type of work
that it will possibly require, as well as an analysis of the likelihood
of any claims for death, bodily injury, property damage, or loss
potentially resulting from challenge participation, individuals are not
required to obtain liability insurance or demonstrate financial
responsibility in order to participate in this challenge.
15. By participating in this challenge, each individual agrees to
indemnify the federal government against third party claims for damages
arising from or related to challenge activities.
16. An individual shall not be deemed ineligible because the
individual used federal facilities or consulted with federal employees
during this challenge if the facilities and employees are made
available to all individuals participating in the challenge on an
equitable basis.
Prize: One winning Student Team will be selected for each of the
three challenge categories. The winning Student Team in each category
will be awarded a $10,000 prize, to be distributed among the members of
the Student Team. The prize will be distributed equally among the
Student Team. Each member of the winning Student Teams must provide
his/her bank information to enable electronic transfer of funds. Two
honorable mentions will also be awarded in each challenge category,
without any accompanying monetary prize or travel reimbursement.
Winning Student Teams will be honored at the NIBIB DEBUT Award
Ceremony during the 2013 Annual Meeting of the Biomedical Engineering
Society (BMES) in Seattle, Washington, in September 2013. Updated
information on the BMES annual meeting can be found at http://bmes.org/annualmeeting. Each winning Student Team will receive, in addition to
the prize, up to $2,000 toward the travel and registration costs for
the members of the Student Team to attend the award ceremony. Travel
must comply with National Institutes of Health policy and applicable
laws and regulations (http://oma.od.nih.gov/manualchapters/management/1500/), for example:
--Air travel must be by coach class, unless an alternative is medically
necessary and documented.
--If you choose to drive to the meeting instead of taking a common
carrier (airplane, train or bus), you may be reimbursed at 51 cents per
mile, not to exceed the cost of common carrier.
--Limousine/taxi reimbursements are provided to and from airports as
well as to and from meetings. Receipts are required whenever a fare
exceeds $75 per trip.
--Per diem rates include lodging, meals, and incidental expenses
(M&IE). Reimbursement for these varies by city. The current allowable
room rate and the M&IE for the award ceremony location can be found at
http://www.gsa.gov/portal/category/21287.
Honorable mention awardees are welcome to attend the award ceremony
with funds from other sources; NIBIB will not provide travel
reimbursement for Student Teams awarded with Honorable Mention.
Basis Upon Which Winner Will Be Selected: The winning entry in each
category of the challenge will be selected based on the following
criteria:
Significance of the problem addressed--Does the entry
address an important problem or a critical barrier to progress in
clinical care or research?
Impact on potential users and clinical care--How likely is
it that the entry will exert a sustained, powerful influence on the
problem and medical field addressed?
Innovative design (creativity and originality of
concept)--Does the entry utilize novel theoretical concepts, approaches
or methodologies, or instrumentation?
Working prototype that implements the design concept and
produces targeted results--Has evidence been provided (in the form of
results, graphs, photographs, films, etc.) that a working prototype has
been achieved?
The above four criteria will be weighed equally and will apply to
all challenge categories. Additional Information: For more information
and to submit entries, visit http://debut2013.challenge.gov/.
The NIBIB prize-approving official will be the Director of NIBIB.
Prizes will be paid using electronic funds transfer and may be subject
to federal income taxes. NIH will comply with the Internal Revenue
Service (IRS) withholding and reporting requirements, where applicable.
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Dated: January 17, 2013.
Lawrence A. Tabak,
Deputy Director, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 2013-01433 Filed 1-24-13; 8:45 am]
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