The goal of NHLBI Programs of Excellence in Nanotechnology is to develop nanotechnology-based tools for thediagnosis and treatment of heart, lung, and blood diseases, and to move the translation of these technologies towardsclinical application. The program will bring together multidisciplinary teams from the biological, physical and clinicalsciences for the focused development and testing of nanoscale devices or devices with nanoscale components, andapply them to cardiovascular, hematopoietic and pulmonary diseases. The program will also develop investigatorswith the interdisciplinary skills to apply nanotechnology to heart, lung, and blood disease problems. This contract will...(a description of the contractors proposed statements of work will be included and/or incorporated in this section at thetime of award.)