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ABSTRACT The identification and removal of process-related protein impurities (PRPI) from biologic products is a critical step in drug development. Despite recent improvements in the purification and processing of biologics, the presence of immunogenic PRPI continue to raise concerns about drug safety and efficacy. We propose an innovative approach for assessing immunogenicity risk of PRPI using o ...

It is estimated that approximately 5-10% of all diagnosed cancers are caused by Hereditary Cancer Syndromes (HCS) that are associated with germline mutations (inherited genetic mutations passed directly from a parent to a child that create a genetic predisposition to certain types of cancer). Recent epidemiologic models indicate that 1 in 279 people may be carriers of one of the most common HCS, a ...

Summary Climate change is an urgent public health threat, and climate-related health risks disproportionately impact vulnerable populations. Public health agencies have underscored the need to develop scalable and innovative health-equity centered, multi-level interventions that offer tools and resources to 1) raise awareness of the inextricable link between climate change and health and 2) suppor ...

PROJECT ABSTRACT Although rt11 million family/friends are caregivers to rt6 million people with Alzheimer's Disease (AD) and AD- Related Dementias (AD/ADRD), they do not typically receive personalized education, strategies and support to manage their own wellbeing and complex dementia-related symptoms. Lack of personalized care contributes to $321 billion annually in AD/ADRD care costs. In respons ...

Abstract Pharmacogenomics, the study of how an individual's genetic makeup affects their response to drugs, has undergone rapid advancements. This has occurred alongside a decrease in the cost of genotyping technology, making implementation of pharmacogenomics into clinical practice increasingly feasible. Personalized medicine leveraging pharmacogenomics is gaining momentum to optimize drug choice ...

Project Summary / Abstract DermaXon's project goal is to develop efficacious, substrate-based, selective inhibitors of CYP26s, the enzymes responsible for the metabolism of all-trans retinoic acid (atRA) in the epidermis, as an oral treatment for severe recalcitrant acne. This approach will provide an improved acne therapeutic without the adverse effects associated with currently marketed retinoid ...

Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is a devastating acute inflammatory condition of the gastrointestinal tract resulting in intestinal necrosis, systemic sepsis and multi-system organ failure found mostly in infants born prematurely. Despite modern medical advances in the past decade, the etiology remains elusive and morbidity and mortality are still unacceptably high. It has been concluded that the ...

To develop a new, safe, and efficacious non-viral gene delivery system crossing the blood-brain barrier (BBB) for gene therapy of Alzheimer’s Disease (AD).

The goal of this project is to develop a treatment booth with technology that allows opioid treatment programs to remotely dispense, either methadone or buprenorphine, under medical observation through telemedicine to a patient in a treatment booth. We believe that robotic automation is the ideal application to perform the same mechanical functions of the nurse at the dosing window. Specifically, ...

PROJECT SUMMARY There is an enormous need for therapeutics to prevent and treat Alzheimer's disease (AD). Adult Hippocampal Neurogenesis (AHN) is critical for normal learning and memory, but it declines in patients with AD. Work in animal models has underscored the role of AHN in improving cognition in the face of AD pathology. Thus, restoring AHN has emerged as an attractive target for an AD ther ...