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Developing safe and effective preventives for HIV remains the hope for controlling the global AIDS epidemicRecentlymRNA vaccines have emerged as a promising alternative to conventional vaccine approaches because of their high potencycapacity for rapid developmentpotential for low cost manufactureTo datethere is no effective mRNA protective vaccine for HIVand the need for one is vastDespite the adv ...

Congenital cytomegalovirusCMVinfection is the leading cause of permanent disabilitiescognitive impairmentand sensorineural hearing loss to newbornsMaternal infections that occur during pregnancy and symptomatic congenital CMV infections have been correlated with the most severe complicationsClinical trials are currently evaluating safety and immunogenicity of diverse vaccine candidates driven by t ...

To address the supply chain threats that stem from vulnerable or malicious software distributed through firmware on mobile and IoT devices via binary firmware images, we propose a scalable, comprehensive, and automated framework to detect firmware-borne threats, both malicious and (un)intentionally insecure, present in Android and iOS devices. We use a workflow encompassing three analysis techniqu ...

In Phase I, Catalyst proved the feasibility of an Interworking solution for LTE Mission Critical Push-to-Talk (MCPTT) and Land Mobile Radio (LMR) systems that meets the requirements of Public Safety as documented in the National Public Safety Telecommunications Council Public Safety LMR Interoperability with LTE Mission Critical Push to Talk report. In Phase II, we will combine innovations created ...

Abstract Significance: Donor tissue shortage remains a critical problem in lung transplantation. Recent advances in tissue engineering have allowed for the possibility of generating bioengineered lungs from decellularized organ scaffolds. These scaffolds, created from the donor’s tissue, become functionalized after recellularization with a patient’s own cells. However, translation of whole-lun ...

Project SummaryGenome editing technologies, such as CRISPR/Cas9 provide a rapid, and targeted means of both knocking out gene expression and knocking in gene modifications. Since our initial Phase I submission, the utility of CRISPR technology has expanded beyond the generation of cell lines, to forward genetic screening, in vivo manipulation of gene expression and even human therapeutics. Phase I ...

PROJECT SUMMARY Glioblastoma (GBM) is an intractable cancer with an average survival time of 12 to 15 months. Treatment options are limited by the infiltration of tumor cells into healthy tissue and the difficulty of delivering effective chemotherapeutics across the blood brain barrier, but engineered neural stem cells (NSCs) hold great promise as GBM therapies because they selectively migrate to ...

Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) occurs 48–72 hours (or more) following endotracheal intubation and accounts for half of all cases of hospital-acquired pneumonia. CDC reports and many clinical studies point to a critical need for preventing ventilator associated infections rather than fighting an often losing battle against acquired infection. Responding to this unmet need, WynnVision LLC, ...

The goal of this project is to develop novel technology for predicting drug-induced kidney injury such as caused by systemic antimicrobials, diuretics, anticancer agents, and anti-inflammatory drugs. Drugs cause approximately 20 percent of community- and hospital- acquired episodes of acute renal failure, but the incidence in older adults may be as high as 60 percent. A significant problem is that ...

Low molecular weight heparins (LMWHs) are partially depolymerized natural products of heparin, which are isolated from porcine intestine. A worldwide distribution of contaminated heparin in 2007 was associated with 85 deaths in the US. This crisis revealed the vulnerability of the LMWH supply chain. LMWHs are complex mixtures, having average molecular masses of 3500-6000 Daltons, corresponding to ...