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The long term goal of this proposal is the development of an intranasal stand alone TLRagonist to treat allergic rhinitisUnlike antigen specific therapythis allergen independent approach will be broadly applicable to a vast array of allergens patients are exposed toSuch treatment would provide relief within hours of administrationproviding short term symptom controland has the potential to deliver ...

Abstract Chronic kidney disease CKD is a progressive disorder affecting almost of the general population and this disease has shown a relentless growth over the past decades Patients with CKD have higher rates of hospitalization greater mortality shorter life expectancy and their healthcare costs are up to times more expensive than non CKD patients Thus treatments to slow halt ...

PROJECT SUMMARY Improving STEM focused curriculum is a primary objective of the current U S administration and is crucial for ensuring that upcoming generations receive the training and skills necessary to compete in the existing global economy To that end there is an urgent need for additional effective teaching tools able to reach a generation that requires instant access to information and a ...

This Small Business Innovation Research Phase II project will develop a commercially viable device that uses micro scale acoustic streaming low frequency sound energy to deliver mixing to the interior of three dimensional D scaffolds used for stem cell cultivation applications The enabling advantage of low frequency sound energy is the ability to generate micro scale mixing in and around sca ...

PROJECT SUMMARY Improving STEM focused curriculum is a primary objective of the current U S administration and is crucial for ensuring that upcoming generations receive the training and skills necessary to compete in the existing global economy To that end there is an urgent need for additional effective teaching tools able to reach a generation that requires instant access to information and a ...

Large scale electrophysiology recordings are recognized as a powerful tool for systems neurobiology and investigation of normal and pathological brain function Buzsaki Continuous high spatial and temporal resolution intracranial electroencephalography iEEG and single neuron recordings from animals and humans are increasingly being used to investigate both normal and pathologic brain f ...

The fundamental objective of the BRAIN Initiative is to understand how dynamic activity in distributed neural circuits mediates human cognitive behavior The non human primate NHP is a key animal model in this effort due to the close similarities of its brain to that of humans and its ability to perform complex cognitive tasks However developing and testing novel hypotheses for how neural cir ...

Copy Number Variations CNVs are a common cause of disease in humans As of today CNVs are most often detected using microarrays However microarrays are expensive and are not able to effectively detect CNVs below K bp range This project is designed to detect both point mutations and CNVs in one clinical test without having to utilize microarrays It is our goal to develop an easy to use solu ...

PROJECT SUMMARY The goal this Phase SBIR project is to develop an agonist bias assay for screening drugs that target seven transmembrane G protein coupled receptors GPCRs Phase will establish the feasibility of a robust assay platform to detect when particular GPCR agonists activate both arrestin and G protein pathways This assay will detect responses in living cells on automated fluores ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant The avian origin H N influenza virus that emerged in humans in China in presents a unique challenge to vaccine development because it is poorly immunogenic Neutralizing antibodies are not detected in acute phase infection Anti H antibody responses are significantly delayed and exhibit low avidity in comparison with antibodies generated following seas ...