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This project will establish proof-of-concept for CCR5 immunotoxins as HIV reservoir-depletion agents for use in cure strategies. HIV cure and remission strategies require elimination or reduction of the HIV reservoir. Approaches to reservoir reduction pursued by other groups include gene editing, i.e., direct removal of integrated provirus; latency reversal and an accompanying “kill” strategy; ...

Project Summary/Abstract Low oxygen (hypoxic) environments are known to be important for maintaining the small number of adult stem cells in the human body, such as in bone marrow. These conditions are also believed to enable dormant cancer cells to survive and metastasize years or decades after the original tumor has been destroyed and the reason why bone marrow is one of the most common sites of ...

PROJECT SUMMARY There is an emerging digital divide in healthcare between those who care for disadvantaged patients and those who care for less vulnerable populations. In the past decade, electronic health record (EHR) adoption and use has increased but unequally. Providers caring for disadvantaged populations are less likely to have and use advanced EHRs with sophisticated clinical decision suppo ...

Project Summary/Abstract (30 lines) In the United States, 15 million children and adolescents need psychological services; yet only one-third receive psychological services of any kind. Even fewer receive care that is consistent with evidence-based guidelines for best practices. This gap has widened dramatically with the negative effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of children, c ...

PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT Two million Healthcare Associated Infections (HAIs) occur per year in the US, killing andgt;90,000 patients and costing ~$50-100 billion (adjusted by CPI to 2020 dollars). HAIs are the 6th leading cause of death in the US, ahead of diabetes and kidney disease. Reducing HAIs is a top priority of the US Department of Health and Human Services1 and experts have called for nov ...

Project SummaryThe goal of this project is to further develop an existing smart stethoscope in order to be capable of monitoring pediatric patients at home who suffer from asthma as well as adults with COPD. Lung diseases impose a serious burden on healthcare systems, individuals and governments. The World Health Organization (WHO) found that chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and lower ...

Dental CBCT is a 3D imaging modality widely adopted to help dentists detect and diagnose jaw lesions. Due to minimum information loss (compared to conventional 2D radiography) and low radiation exposure (compared to conventional CT), it has become the “go-to” radiographic technique in various dental fields. Gaps: Accompanying the clear benefits of dental CBCT is an overwhelming amount of 3D da ...

Project Summary/Abstract The current standard of care for skin cancer diagnosis, biopsy, is invasive, slow, and burdensome in cost. Skin cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in the US. Biopsy of suspicious skin lesion is the key step of skin cancer diagnosis. 15-20 million skin biopsies are performed in the US annually. Once biopsied tissue is removed from a patient, the biopsy specimen is ...

PROJECT SUMMARY The overall objective of this proposed STTR effort is focused on the derivation and validation of a commercialized biomarker-enhanced artificial intelligence (AI)-based pediatric sepsis screening tool (PSCT) that can be incorporated into emergency department (ED) workflows to enhance early recognition and the initiation of timely, aggressive personalized sepsis therapy. The early r ...

PROJECT SUMMARYAmyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal neurodegenerative disease resulting in the progressive loss of limb, trunk, and head and neck (bulbar) motor function and is the most common adult-onset motor neuron disease. The disease is characterized by significant across-patient heterogeneity in the onset region and in pattern and progression rate, making early and accurate diagnos ...