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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 ...

Project Summary Abstract IntroductionnanoMAG LLCan engineered biomaterials manufactureris developing and commercializing next generationmagnesiumMgbiocompatible materials with applications in craniofacial and orthopaedic medicineThe overall goal of this SBIR Fast Track project is to develop a bioabsorbable Mg implant for mechanical fixation in craniofacial surgical proceduresThis will include conf ...

PROJECT SUMMARY Mekanistic Therapeutics seeks to design discover and develop anti cancer agents that selectively inhibit multiple oncogenic pathways Its lead agent MTX was discovered in collaboration with the Leopold laboratory at University of Michigan MTX is a novel kinase inhibitor showing early promise for its therapeutic potential against solid cancers refractory to current treatm ...

Recent advances in DNA sequencing technology have not been matched by improved analytic techniques to quickly and accurately interpret patient genome data to inform diagnosis prognosis and therapy making decisions in the clinic and to identify candidate biomarkers of disease in research laboratories Development of automated techniques to facilitate interpretation of this data will benefit patien ...

Abstract Applications of customizable nucleases such as CRISPR clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats Cas CRISPR associated protein have enabled efficient and precise gene correction in vitro and hold promises for eventually achieving in vivo gene correction therapy However to apply CRISPR Cas in therapeutic settings several major challenges remain to be addressed ...

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 SummaryDecipheringhowthebrainfunctionsremainsoneofthegreatchallengesremainingtohumanityintriguingscientific professionals and the public equallyThe notorious complexity of the nervous system results in neuraldiseases remaining widespread and difficult to treatTools for studying the brain are often difficult to use andonlyavailabletograduatestudentsandscientistsinlargeresearchuniversitiesPr ...