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PROJECT SUMMARY Klebsiella pneumoniae is an encapsulated human pathogen capable of causing a myriad of human infections. Recently, K. pneumoniae has also emerged as one the most common causes of secondary bacterial pneumonia in COVID-19 patients. Over the last 40 years, K. pneumoniae has evolved into two distinct pathotypes, known as classical K. pneumoniae (cKp) and hypervirulent K. pneumoniae (h ...

PROJECT SUMMARY ABSTRACT More people die every year from kidney disease than breast or prostate cancerKidney transplantation is life saving but is limited by a shortage of organ donors and an unacceptably high donor organ discard rateThe decision to use or discard a donor kidney relies heavily on manual quantitation of key microscopic findings by pathologistsA major limitation of this microscopic ...

ABSTRACT More people die every year from kidney disease than breast or prostate cancer. Kidney transplantation is life-saving, yet the donor organ shortage and high organ discard rate contributes to 13 deaths daily among patients awaiting transplant. The decision to use or discard a donor kidney relies heavily on microscopic quantitation of chronic damage by pathologists. The current standard of c ...

ABSTRACT More people die every year from kidney disease than breast or prostate cancer. Kidney transplantation is life-saving, yet the donor organ shortage and high organ discard rate contributes to 13 deaths daily among patients awaiting transplant. The decision to use or discard a donor kidney relies heavily on microscopic quantitation of chronic damage by pathologists. The current standard of c ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): We have developed several tumor-specific and tissue-specific replication-competent adenoviruses (Ad) vectors for cancer gene therapy. One vector, named KD3, has a mutation in the E1A gene such that KD3 cannot replicate in, and destroy, "normal" cells. However, KD3 can replicate in cancer cells because they have a microenvironment conducive to KD3 replication. ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): We have developed several tumor-specific and tissue-specific replication-competent adenoviruses (Ad) vectors for cancer gene therapy. One vector, named KD3, has a mutation in the E1A gene such that KD3 cannot replicate in, and destroy, "normal" cells. However, KD3 can replicate in cancer cells because they have a microenvironment conducive to KD3 replication. ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): A high percentage of the ~ 500,000 children born prematurely each year in the US require intravenous feeding after birth because they do not tolerate oral feeding. This is accomplished with a total parenteral nutrition (TPN) solution, which is prepared from component solutions: small and large volume parenterals (SVPs and LVPs). Aluminum (Al) is a common contam ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): A high percentage of the ~ 470,000 children born prematurely each year in the US require intravenous feeding after birth because they do not tolerate oral feeding. This is accomplished with a total parenteral nutrition (TPN) solution, which is prepared from component solutions: small and large volume parenterals (SVPs and LVPs). Aluminum (Al) is a common conta ...

Project Summary Abstract Pancreatic cancer is a devastating disease with a very lowyear survival rateTherapeutic options are limited in efficacy and many have substantial toxicityTargeted drug delivery may improve the therapeutic index of cancer drugs by enhancing drug localization to the cancer cell while minimizing off target side effectsreceptors are highly expressed in pancreatic and other can ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant Modern radiation therapy treatment modalities such as intensity modulated radiation therapy are associated with complex dose distributions and sharp dose gradients Experimental dose validation using multidimensional high spatial resolution dosimeters is mandatory The product to be developed is a novel high resolution dosimetry system that combines reusabil ...