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DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Molecule specific targeting and improving image contrast have been recognized as important research areas in cancer imaging. Goal of cancer diagnosis and prognosis research is to develop new imaging techniques to detect lesions with certainty in early stages so that they can be treated. Developing biomarkers, which will signal the presence and the type of lesio ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This proposal outlines a body of research to evaluate the cytotoxicity and therapeutic efficacy of radiolabeled alpha-melanocyte stimulating hormone (a-MSH) peptide analogs that target a-particle emitting radioisotopes to the nuclei of melanoma cells. The selective targeting of alpha-particle emitting radioisotopes for cancer therapy is emerging as an exciting ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): NIH sponsored cancer researchers have been obtaining promising results using molecules radiolabeled with lead-212 in treatment for metastatic melanoma and disseminated colon and pancreatic cancers. Another isotope, radium-223 is being used in clinical trials in treatment of skeletal metastases. There is no effective therapy for these diseases. Together 199,280 ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Prostate cancer is the most prevalent cancer among men; and the second leading cause of cancer death among men in the US. There are currently no approved therapies for hormone-refractory prostate cancer. Epidemiological studies have demonstrated a strong relationship between incidence of and mortality from various cancers including prostate cancer, exposure to ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The development of a new technology for reagentless multiplexed determination of protein concentrations in clinical and biological samples is proposed. The proposed approach employs nanotubes with molecular sized openings embedded within a mechanical and chemically robust polymeric membrane. We propose that a microarray may be constructed using these membranes ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The current need for routine measurement CD4+ cell counts of HIV-infected individual's is immense. Currently, the cost of CD4+ counting is a major issue (especially) in resource-poor environments, where the infection rates are highest. Cost of obtaining an accurate CD4+ count is not the only barrier to routine CD4+ monitoring in resource poor settings. Personn ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The patch-clamp technique is the central tool for characterizing ion channel function. For functional genomics and for drug discovery, the ability to perform high-throughput (HTS) patch clamp recordings is urgently needed. We propose to develop an enabling technology for HTS recordings by integrating a high-performance patch-clamp amplifier into a single monoli ...

KaZaK, assisted by the University of Massachusetts - Lowell, proposes to develop and produce an innovative, low cost hydraulic spreader with compressed gas cartridge power source and optional manual override. Features include low weight, portability, quick-load high energy density compressed gas cartridge, fuel flexibility, and multiple quick-change extraction tool attachments. Additionally, a man ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): A family of conserved toll-like receptors (TLRs) found on a variety of human cell types plays an important role in recognition of invading pathogens and in mounting an effective inflammatory immune response. Each these receptors binds a specific microbial ligand and triggers a signal transduction pathway leading to transcription of genes encoding pro-inflammato ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The goal of this A2 revised Phase I STTR is to combine the expertise of an academic team with the resources of Novelos Therapeutics Inc. to study a new injectable small molecule derivative of a proprietary and stabilized formulation of oxidized glutathione (GSSG) called NOV-002. Existing clinical results from trials completed in Russia suggest therapeutic activ ...