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PROJECT SUMMARYDespite recent advances in cancer therapiesplatinum based drugs are still widely used for the treatment of solid tumorsA primary example is cisplatinwhich is frequently used to treat lungbladdertesticularand cervical cancersHoweverlimitations of this therapy include the development of drug resistance in cancer cells as well as severe side effectssuch as nephrotoxicity and neurotoxic ...

ABSTRACT Human leukocyte antigenHLAtyping is an essential laboratory test to evaluate the donor recipient compatibility before life saving transplantationsInaloneHLA typing of donors and recipients guided overorgan and stem cell transplantations in the United StatesExisting high resolution HLA typing methods require a turnaround time of days to weeksThere has been an unmet clinical need for a rapi ...

PROJECT SUMMARY ABSTRACT Chikungunya virusCHIKVis a mosquito transmitted alphavirus that causes explosive epidemics of a severe febrile illness characterized by debilitating polyarthralgia in humansCHIKV caused an estimatedmillion new cases in India alone inand has the potential to spread globally because of the distribution and abundance of its mosquito vectorsAedes aegypti and Aedes albopictusDu ...

Development of a Novel Bio Adhesive Mesh System for Abdominal Hernia Repair Project Summary Abstract This project proposes the development of a novel mesh adhesive system for abdominal hernia repair utilizing surface modification of polymer surgical mesh to allow for improved tissue fixation with a poloxamine hydrogel adhesiveMore thanmillion Americans undergo hernia repair with surgical mesh each ...

Diagnosing glomerular diseases accurately and in timely fashion is key to developing a successful treatment plan and thereby prevent their progression to ESRDend stage renal diseaseHowevertheir successful diagnosis remains challenging due to the complex diagnostic procedures used including invasive renal biopsiesThusthere is a compelling need to develop simplified procedures to detect glomerular d ...

PROJECT SUMMARY Streptococcus agalactiae, commonly referred to as Group B Streptococcus (GBS), is a leading cause of neonatal meningitis and sepsis worldwide as well as an agent of invasive disease in both pregnant and non-pregnant adults. GBS neonatal disease manifests as early onset, defined as disease within the first six days after birth, or late onset, defined as disease occurring after the f ...

SPECIFIC AIMSAntibiotic resistance among common bacterial pathogens is a serious public health problem as it compromises our ability to treat infectious disease. The resistance problem is compounded by the relative lack of discovery of new antibiotics, especially those with novel mechanisms of action. New antibiotics are critically needed as resistance to recently developed antibiotics is growing. ...

ABSTRACT This Small Business Technology TransferSTTRPhase I proposal is in response toNIH NIAID Research Topics in Division of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases and Bacteriology and Mycology BranchVaccine for prevention of human Q feverQ fever is a worldwide zoonotic disease that is caused by the obligate intracellular Gram negative bacteriumCoxiella burnetiiThe highly infectious nature of Cbur ...

Mitofusin agonists for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases Gerald W Dorn II, MD Mitochondria in Motion, Inc. Washington University in St Louis School of Medicine Abstract: There are a number of rare neurodegenerative diseases, including Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) and Huntington’s Disease (HD), for which there is no available or effective therapy and which lead to significant mor ...

Abstract The proposed drug development will result in the design and development of a ligand targeted liposomeLTLthat will aid in the targeted delivery of therapeutics to patients with Non Small Cell Lung CancerNSCLCWe propose an innovative active targeting strategy and our technology exploits the stress response that occurs within the cancer cells following exposure to ionizing radiationThis lipo ...