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DESCRIPTION provided by applicant There is an unmet need to inhibit the key cancer promoting transcription factor MYC MYC both cMYC and MYCN acts downstream of many cell receptor complexes and signal transduction pathways to activate genes that drive cancer cell growth and proliferation To date small molecule inhibitors of MYC have been elusive An innovative approach would be to indirectl ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant Kinase inhibitors created a new paradigm in chemotherapy and are a major focus of new oncology drug development The Bcr Abl inhibitor imatinib was a breakthrough drug for chronic myelogenous leukemia with overwhelming early results however at least of patients are either intolerant resistant or experience recurrence within years and individual respo ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant Prostate cancer PCa is the No killer among male cancer patients The ultimate test is based on transrectal ultrasound guided needle biopsy and histological examination of fixed prostate tissues This conventional diagnostic procedure is invasive missing cases of cancer due to small sampling volume Moreover it leads to an overtreatment of patients du ...

Summary RNA synthesis technologies have become critical in basic biomedical research and in development of RNA based sensors diagnostics and therapeutics Currently RNAs are synthesized by either solid phase phosphoramidite chemistry or by transcription in solution with phage encoded RNA polymerases The structural diversity of chemically synthesized RNAs is limited by the availa ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant Due to the rapid advances in science technology engineering and mathematics STEM the United States has been at the forefront of innovation and technology development in the science health and biomedical fields However these continuing advances are in jeopardy as there is a growing national shortage of trained STEM workers While the need for a STEM li ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant The mission of Bioniks is to develop and commercialize accurate low cost movement analysis systems for clinicians ergonomists athletic trainers and other professionals interested in quantifying human movement Our initial focus is on developing computer enhancements for inexpensive D cameras like the Microsoft Kinect These enhancements surpass the accura ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant ODMR Technologies Inc together with Victor Acostaandapos s group at University of New Mexico is developing a nanophotonic platform capable of uniquely detecting minute quantities of biomolecules The specific detection of biomolecules plays a central role in modern life science including cell systems biology high throughput drug scre ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant Up to of low birth weight preterm infants manifest some form of periventricular white matter injury PWMI making it the most common form of brain injury affecting premature infants In the US infants per year are born at risk for PWMI and about children per year will develop PWMI World wide infants will be born each year at ri ...

Project Summary Antibiotic resistance has become a pressing public health concern due to the rise of pathogenic bacterial strains with mutations that reduce or eliminate the effectiveness of drugs to treat infections Beta lactamases produced by some bacteria provide resistance by degrading beta lactams one of most widely used class of antibiotics Originally restricted to penicillins mutant bet ...

Project Summary This Small Business Technology Transfer Phase I project proposes the development and optimization of a commercially viable novel polymer based radiation dosimeter for wide spread deployment The radiation dosimeter proposed herein is a disruptive technology with a significant market Although many commercial radiation dosimeters measure individual radiation load dose quantificatio ...