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DESCRIPTION provided by applicant A Phase II SBIR program of preclinical development is proposed for the development of an active specific immunotherapeutic called Cellariumandquot for treatment of glial cell based cancers Successful completion of this project will confirm therapeutic effect and pre clinical safety of the vaccine in preparation for first in human studies Upon demonstration of ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant Hepatocellular carcinoma HCC is the most prevalent cancer in human population and will lead to over deaths in the United States this year alone However the molecular mechanisms driving hepatocellular carcinoma HCC growth and metastasis remain elusive and there is a huge unmet medical need to find new therapeutic targets We performed an unbiased ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant Therapeutics based on nucleic acids NA promise to revolutionize treatment of multiple diseases but their widespread use is currently limited by the lack of efficient delivery methods We have recently developed a new NA delivery platform based on polymeric CXCR inhibitors PCX suitable as dual function systems for simultaneous NA delivery and inhibition of ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant Low level tumor associated somatic DNA mutations can have profound implications for development of metastasis prognosis choice of treatment follow up or early cancer detection Unless they are effectively detected these low level mutations can misinform patient management decisions or become missed opportunities for personalized medicine Widely used tech ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant Aberrant neuronal connectivity is associated with a number of neuropathological and neuropsychiatric diseases disorders Inefficient developmental connectivity misdirected connectivity or disrupted and degenerated connectivity can account for losses of normal neuronal communication and subsequent losses of mental or physical health Altered expression of axon ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant Tuberculosis TB is a leading cause of mortality from an infectious disease in the world second only to HIV AIDS The WHO reports that in there were M deaths from TB When a case of TB does not respond to two or more of the first line drugs available the infection is considered to be multidrug resistant MDR TB The rising incidence of MDR TB is lea ...

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 ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant Human African Trypanosomiasis HAT is a disease caused by a parasitic organism trypanosoma brucei It is often referred to as andquot sleeping sicknessandquot because of the symptoms that emerge in Stage patients The disease exists in two forms depending on the causative parasite Trypanosoma brucei gambiense or Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense T b gamb ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant This study will aim to assess the feasibility and acceptability of using state of the art social media and game technology to increase HIV testing among adolescents and young adults AYA ages Rates of HIV testing among AYA are low resulting in high proportions of AYA who are positive or unaware of their HIV infection Further public health messages wh ...

DESCRIPTIONprovided by applicantAlzheimer s diseaseADrepresents a progressive degenerative illness that affects the brainresulting in memory impairmentThe complex etiology of AD is not fully resolvedalthough toxic isoforms of amyloidAplaques are strongly implicatedCurrent treatment options are considered to be symptomaticThey are only moderately effective in stabilizing or improving cognitive and ...