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Project Summary Abstract Induced pluripotent stem cells iPSCs hold great promise in the areas of disease modeling and regenerative medicine and as a result have unique commercial potential There are currently more than ongoing clinical trials in stem cell therapies including the first in human trial using human iPSC derived retinal pigment epithelial cells to treat ...

SUMMARY Cytoplasmic nucleic acids alert the immune system to invading pathogens and trigger a robust type I interferon IFN response via activation of the STING stimulator of interferon genes receptor The sensor for cytoplasmic nucleic acids was recently discovered to be a cyclic GMP AMP synthase which produces a unique cyclic dinucleotide second messenger cGAMP that serves as an agonist fo ...

The goal of this research is to dramatically improve the ability to clone and analyze large and unstable DNA fragments We propose to develop a novel linear cloning vector to maximize stability of cloned DNA in the bacterial host The vector will use the replication proteins of the phage Phi to achieve the highest accuracy of replication for all DNA inserts including AT rich repetitive or str ...

Multiple myeloma MM is a debilitating and currently incurable hematological malignancy While the median survival has increased to years MM patients ultimately relapse and become resistant to therapy Once they reach this stage it is often a trial and error process until an effective therapy can be found Furthermore the MM bone marrow tumor microenvironment plays a significant role in ...

ABSTRACT The principal business interestiFIT Prosthetics LLCwith STTR fundingcreated a new transtibial prosthetic device and demonstrated its safetycomfortand functionIn contrast to conventionally made prosthetic limbsthe iFIT prosthesis is easily fit and aligned on the residual limb in a single sessionDue to its substantial adjustability and customized inner linerthe iFIT device is a comfortable ...

PROJECT SUMMARY ABSTRACT Over US adults and children are on mechanical ventilators in intensive care units each year While major advancements in ventilator devices have improved outcomes for critically ill patients current ventilator practice is predominately based on measurements of airway pressure The more relevant pressure particularly to determine if mechanical ventilation is causi ...

Project Summary Abstract Mitochondrial dysfunction causes mitochondrial diseases and is tightly linked to aging and neurodegenerative disorders such as Parkinsonandapos s and Alzheimerandapos s Recent discoveries support that mitochondrial dysfunction can be overcome to treat age related decline Cytegenandapos s hypothesis is that exercise induces the secretion of blood borne proteins that act ...

Plasmodium falciparum is the most virulent form of malaria causing million deaths per year Success with patient treatment and a malaria eradication campaign depends significantly on our ability to detect new infections as early as possible in the field rural areas including asymptomatic cases preferably using a small amount of blood e g from a finger prick and to clearly discrim ...

Project Summary Stem cell research has shown great potential to help treat or even cure a wide array of health conditions including cardiovascular and neurological disease cancer and diabetes This field is now beginning to move rapidly from the re search stage to clinical translation and commercial applications However it has been widely recognized that stem cell scientists have difficulty ...

Project Summary Atrophic dry age related macular degeneration AMD is the leading cause of severe loss of vision for those over age Dietary supplements containing lutein and zeaxanthin are recommended by the NEI for those at risk of late AMD There has been a corresponding growth in demand for these two xanthophylls Lutein and zeaxanthin are currently sourced from marigolds grown mostl ...