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Project Summary Identifying disease causing genetic variants is a complex process that requires experts from multiple fields including bioinformatics IT systems administration and disease pathology to work closely together The size of sequencing data files also adds the requirement for large computational resources As a result performing genomic analyses is an ...

Abstract Acne dysbiosis is defined as microbial imbalance with the over growth of Propionibacterium acnes P acnes in the acne microbiome We have demonstrated that Staphylococcus epidermidis S epidermidis a probiotic bacterium co existed with P acnes in an acne lesion can exploit the carbohydrate fermentation to produce short chain fatty acids SCFAs and rein in the over growth of P ac ...

PROJECT SUMMARY Type diabetes T D is a chronic autoimmune disorder that affects of population worldwide Exogenous insulin treatment is the standard of care for T D but often negatively affects the quality of life and is ineffective in preventing recurrent hyperglycemia episodes and chronic complications Recent studies show that human islet allografts can restore long term normoglycemia ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant Dry eye a group of disorders that affects million people over the age of in the USA today is characterized by inadequate hydration and lubrication of the ocular surface The final common pathway for all types of dry eye is disruption of the ocular surface barrier which can be assessed by quantifying uptake of water soluble dyes applied topically to the ...

PROJECT SUMMARY Ischemic heart disease IHD is the single largest cause of death worldwide A heart attack or myocardial infarction MI results from limitation of coronary blood flow to the heart causing ischemia and ultimately irreversible death of cardiomyocytes The size of a myocardial infarct correlates with the degree of deterioration of heart function compromise of contractile reserve ...

SUMMARY Traumatic brain injury TBI is a leading contributor to death and disability in the USA yet widely effective treatments remain elusive and except for a lengthy program of rehabilitation no effective treatment for TBI is available Therefore there is a critical need in new therapeutic approaches which can maximally preserve brain tissue and facilitate functional recovery after TBI In ...

PROJECT SUMMARY Myocardial regenerative therapy is poised to revolutionize the way heart failure is treated but further improvements and enhanced products are needed to make this therapy truly safe and efficacious Our company CardioCreate Inc has pioneered the use of genetic engineering to enhance the regenerative potential of human Cardiac Progenitor Cells CPCs intended for autologous the ...

Summary The use of mass spectrometry MS for quantitative protein characterization has increased dramatically identifying and quantifying thousands of proteins is no longer a heroic task nor is characterizing therapeutic proteins in detail Due to widely available software quantitative mass spectrometry has become routine and widely used for addressing questions in basic biology translational ...

Summary Technology for studying the higher order structure HOS of biomolecules encompasses some of the most important tools in all of science and is a highlighted NIGMS research topic Mass spectrometric methods for studying HOS include oxidative footprinting and other methods to covalently label amino acid side chain functional groups and also hydrogen deuterium exchange HDX on protein bac ...

The modern warfighter faces the constant threat of endemic infections, multi-drug resistant bacteria and Biological Warfare Agents. In order to provide accurate front-line treatment that will curtail the overuse of antibiotics, a rapid and robust molecula