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DESCRIPTION Glycans have several distinct properties that make them excellent targets for disease biomarkers Firstly the location of the glycans on the cell surface makes them the first point of contact of cellular interactions and thus crucial in the control of normal metabolic processes Cell surface molecules are also strategically exposed for surveillance by the immune system allowing for ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant Avatar is developing HIV vaccine immunogens based on dityrosine DT crosslinking of soluble native Env gp trimers Several of the most potent broadly neutralizing Abs andquot bnAbsandquot preferentially bind native Env trimers and a trimeric immunogen thus would both present a wide range of key neutralizing epitopes and simultaneously focus immune responses away fro ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant Rapid Portable HIV Detection and Monitoring System The long term objectives of this project are Develop a prototype of a rapid portable instrument for detecting and measuring the amount of Human Immunodeficiency Viruses HIVandapos s in samples of patient blood particularly in low resource settings Carry out a pilot study to establish the effectivene ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant This project will develop a suite of innovative learning experiences that will engage high school students in neuroscience and thereby increase their interest in possible careers in this area This will be achieved by creating highly interactive and immersive products developed in partnership with neuroscience experts science teachers and science education re ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant In response to the program announcement for Phase IIb proposals for complex in vitro brain and behavior tools PA this proposed study automates all aspects of in vitro Microelectrode Array MEA technology to deliver the first ever high throughput MEA based screening system This development will not only enable rapid advancements in the study of basi ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant Approach specific Multi GPU Multi tool High realism Neurosurgery Simulation Surgical treatment of neurological diseases is complicated and requires advanced training However compressed internship schedules in hospitals creates a challenge to young surgeons to master techniques needed for such complex procedures Surgical simulators are powerful tools to p ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant Significant obstacles exist in care delivery that prevents meaningful utilization of mental health services by consumers who experience health disparities Specifically individuals facing isolation due to linguistic literacy or cultural bariers often face challenges in procuring mental health care These challenges are in part due to the medical and mental systemsan ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant Development of radiological nuclear medical countermeasures to treat Acute Radiation Syndrome ARS is a high priority research area for NIAID Bone marrow is one of the most sensitive tissues to radiation damage and impaired hematopoiesis is one of the first clinical signs of excessive radiation exposure often resulting i death Granulocyte colony stimulating ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant Tuberculosis TB disease which results from infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis Mtb is a leading cause of infectious morbidity and mortality in children andlt years old worldwide In TB endemic regions in which the vast majority of the worldandapos s annual million adult cases of TB disease reside children andlt years old account for ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The goal of this project is to synthesize, based on genomic sequence information, a human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) strain with demonstrated ability to establish persistent infection in sero-positive individuals. The resulting synthetic product will form the basis for the development of attenuated HCMV vaccines. Innovative synthetic biology methods will overcome ...