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PROJECT SUMMARY Post-thrombotic syndrome (PTS) is a chronic debilitating condition characterized by limb swelling and discomfort, hyperpigmentation, skin ulcers, and impaired quality of life. It occurs within 2 years of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) treatment in 50-60% of patients with iliofemoral thrombosis and in 30-50% of all DVT patients regardless of thrombosis location (1). Even with pharmacolo ...

Project Summary Biocatalyst can be key tools in the synthesis of natural product-based pharmaceuticals and as powerful components of the pharmaceutical chemist’s drug modification kit. For example, the aromatic prenyltransferase NphB has utility in the synthesis of common prenylated compounds or derived backbones include cannabinoids, alpha acids, beta acids, phenylpropanoids, naphterpins, and m ...

In vitro assembly of DNA fragments andgt;20 kb has recently identified as a critical technical challenge for writing synthetic genomes. Meeting this challenge will increase the efficiency of genome writing projects that depend on large synthetic DNAs, which are iteratively recombined to replace chromosome regions in a step-wise manner to partially or completely re-write bacterial or yeast chromoso ...

Project Summary/Abstract:Low-cost sequencing has ushered in a new era of drug discovery that can that utilize genomic information from hundreds of thousands of people. However, humans are a limited resource for identifying novel drug targets, and attempts at therapeutic development often rely on an already well-known set of genes and pathways. Greater potential for discovery exists if we broaden o ...

PROJECT SUMMARY / ABSTRACT Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects motor neurons in the spinal cord and brain. ALS causes muscle weakness and paralysis and eventually death. According to the ALS Association, every 90 minutes there is a new diagnosis of ALS, as well as an associated death. Nearly 5,000 people are diagnosed with ALS each year and a ...

Multi-Modal Fingertip Sensors for Prosthetic HandControl and FeedbackPROJECT SUMMARY / ABSTRACT The goal of the proposed project is to develop a robust, multi-modal prosthetic fingertip sensor – the Point Touch – which 1) has a patented multi-modal sensing capability including measurement of proximity, contact, and force and 2) can augment myoelectric control methods using semi-autonomous cont ...

Abstract Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is critically important for pediatric care and the unusable data caused by patient motion has been estimated to cost $1.4B per year in the United States alone. Currently, a radiologist assesses if the images are satisfactory or not, but an MRI technologist does the imaging, and coordination of communication between the two is costly and slow. We propose to ...

Project Summary. Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) is among the most powerful analytical techniques ever invented, as recognized by 6 Nobel Prizes for methods development alone. Nonetheless, NMR is notoriously plagued by poor sensitivity. State-of-the-art NMR spectrometers feature detection thresholds of ~1 nanomole for µL sample volumes (~100 nanograms). This places NMR sensitivity many orders of ...

PROJECT SUMMARY The prevalence of asthma in the United States is approximately 8% (andgt;25 million people). In African Americans, the prevalence is andgt;11%. A majority of asthma sufferers are sensitized to allergens, including those shed in the feces, saliva, and exuviae of cockroaches. Thus, exposure to cockroach infestation is recognized as both a significant risk factor for the development o ...

One of the most impenetrable problems challenging full recovery after stroke is the gap between motor capacity that a stroke survivor regains (i.e. what they can do) and how they engage in home and community activities (i.e. what they choose to do). To address this challenge, Flint Rehab developed MiGo, a novel multi-sensor activity tracker specifically designed for stroke survivors. The unique fe ...