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PROJECT SUMMARY Despite a growing need for smoking cessation services, Latino smokers face notable disparities in cessation treatment. Consequently, there is a big opportunity, both from a scientific and a business perspective, to develop and test the most optimal culturally tailored approaches to enroll and engage Latino Smokers into cessation programs. The Kick Buts program owned by Agile Health ...

SUMMARY A diagnosis of ovarian cancer (OvCa) is especially devastating. With 22,240 diagnoses in 2018 and an estimated 14,070 deaths, OvCa has the third-highest mortality rate, leading to the fifth-highest number of cancer deaths among women in the United States. The objective of this research is to validate the anti-tumor function of humanized antibodies with the end goal of identifying and devel ...

Abstract Pressure ulcers or decubitus ulcers, more commonly known as bedsores are a huge problem affecting 2.5 million patients every year in the US and causes 60,000 deaths every year. Pressures exceeding 32 mm of Hg in the bony prominences in the back of the patient body lead to bedsores. Despite the existing low air loss mattresses, alternating pressure mattresses and the state-of-the-art air f ...

PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT Stroke injury occurs over a long duration through pathologic changes leading to long-term neurologic dysfunction. There is an urgent need of therapeutic strategies that can provide safe and efficacious therapeutic effects to the hypoperfused brain with long-lasting endogenous neuroprotection for prevention of long-term neurologic dysfunction. Sufficient evidence has pointe ...

PROJECT SUMMARY Approximately 4% of people in the US are either deaf or hard of hearing, equating to more than 13 million people. Of these, approximately 12 million people over the age of 5 years have difficulty hearing normal conversation even when using a hearing aid. Hearing difficulties affect all age groups and present significant challenges in daily life. These challenges are particularly ac ...

This proposal addresses a significant barrier to obtaining treatment for college-ageyouth with mental disorders. Many college-age youth with impairing mental disordersremain untreated because of concerns about stigma and privacy, inconvenience and wait times, andbecause universities are often unable to service all such students. Also, of critical importance,when referral for treatment is implement ...

Project Summary/Abstract Immune cell profiling is crucial towards understanding key changes in host immune cell subpopulations and functions underlying SARS-CoV-2 viral clearance and immune-mediated pathology. This data will be essential towards the urgent development of COVID-19 diagnostics, therapeutics, and vaccines. Recent publications have showcased the power of scRNA-Seq immune cell profilin ...

Abstract We have developed genetically modified second-generation probiotics for the localized delivery of known mitigators to the GI tract in order to reduce damage and regenerate tissue after exposure to ionizing radiation. Mitigating the effects of ionizing radiation exposure is critical for improving survival in the event of a radiological or nuclear (RAD-NUC) incident, where exposure could le ...

This grant will establish immunologic proof-of-concept for a second-generation SARS-CoV-2 vaccine providing extraordinarily durable T-cell and antibody responses, which together protect the respiratory mucosa and minimize the risk of antibody-dependent enhancement (ADE). The vaccine platform combines the immunostimulatory power and proven safety of adenovirus-vectored vaccines with novel in- vecto ...

Project Summary The goal of this STTR Phase I project is to demonstrate the feasibility of developing the first universal affinity membrane for the rapid, selective, one-step purification of difficult-to-purify proteins. Despite the urgency for expanding the application of gene editing systems and accelerating vaccine and antibody test development, the rapid purification of critical proteins such ...