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AbstractAn estimatedmillion colonoscopies are performed annually in the US at a cost of about $Bhowever current colonoscopes with forward vision fail to detectof precancerous polypsOverof the missed polyps are located on or behind numerous folds in the colon where they are hidden from the sight of a forward view colonoscopeIn this research proposalwe propose to complete our development of an imagi ...

The goal of this workis to establish a radiation-aware capability in a commercial EDA design flow that will enable first-pass success in radiation resiliency for DoD ASIC designs in much the same way that existing EDA design suites ensure first pass functionality and performance success of complex ASICs destined for commercial applications.Such an integrated capability does not presently exist.The ...

PROJECT SUMMARYTelomerase maintains telomere length and prevents cellular senescenceIt is upregulated inof cancerssuppressed in most non cancer tissuesand is a primary driver of tumor cell immortalityNo clinical agent acting on telomerase has been approved for human useA hurdle for approaches that directly inhibit the action of telomerase is that therapeutic effect is observed only after many popu ...

ABSTRACTThe Aurora Kinase FamilyAKFcomprises heavily pursued therapeutic targets for cancer because of their intimate involvement in cell division and tumor progressionNumerous therapeutic campaigns have been initiated against the AKFwith promising clinical successes emanating from strategies targeting either Aurora A or Aurora BHoweverthe US Food and Drug Administration has yet to approve a cance ...

Project Summary Abstract Peripheral T cell lymphomaPTCLis a heterogeneous cancer that constitutes up toof all non Hodgkin lymphomaNHLThe World Health Organization classification recognizes a number of distinct subtypes of PTCL but the diagnosis of these different subtypes is challenging even for expert hematopathologistsFurthermoreof PTCL cases are not classifiable into any specific subtype at all ...

PROJECT SUMMARY Genotyping of cancer has become the standard of carewhere specific mutations in cancer driving genes have been shown to indicate sensitivity or resistance to targeted treatmentsSampling of cell free DNAcfDNAin blood plasma could provide a non invasive means of performing this genotypingbut current methods are too complexslowdaysand expensivehundreds of dollarsto make use of this in ...

PROJECT SUMMARYAcute Respiratory Distress SyndromeARDSis a devastating syndrome that afflicts more thanpatients in United States alone and has an unacceptably high mortality rate ofCurrently there are no therapies that address the loss of lung vascular barrier integrityvascular leakage and alveolar flooding that are critical features of ARDS pathobiologyThe PI was the first to demonstrate that sph ...

Project Summary AbstractThe objective of this proposal is to perform proof of concept experiments on a new hand held surgical instrument that provides dexterity at the tip of a rigid bronchoscopeThis approach is less invasive than traditional open surgeryand will be safer than the current rigid bronchoscopic approachwhich lacks dexterity in port delivered instrumentsOur new system will feature nee ...