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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 ...

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 agalactiaecommonly referred to as Group B StreptococcusGBSis a leading cause of neonatal meningitis and sepsis worldwide as well as an agent of invasive disease in both pregnant and non pregnant adultsGBS neonatal disease manifests as early onsetdefined as disease within the first six days after birthor late onsetdefined as disease occurring after the first week of li ...

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 IIMD Mitochondria in MotionIncWashington University in St Louis School of Medicine AbstractThere are a number of rare neurodegenerative diseasesincluding Amyotrophic Lateral SclerosisALSand Huntington s DiseaseHDfor which there is no available or effective therapy and which lead to significant morbidity and mortality ...

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 ...

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 ...

PROJECT SUMMARYHereditary cancer risk assessment in low resource community cancer settings is a signi cant unmet clinical needUnfortunatelymost community cancer clinics do not have adequate access to genetics expertise and patients are not systematically assessed for hereditary riskNew cost e ective and practical approaches are needed to assess and identify patients at risk for hereditary cancer c ...