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Summary The use of mass spectrometry MS for quantitative protein characterization has increased dramatically identifying and quantifying thousands of proteins is no longer a heroic task nor is characterizing therapeutic proteins in detail Due to widely available software quantitative mass spectrometry has become routine and widely used for addressing questions in basic biology translational ...

Abstract Gene correction therapy is one of the most important application directions in regenerative medicine Emerging technologies such as CRISPR clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats Cas CRISPR associated protein Zinc Finger Nuclease ZFN and Transcription Activator Like Effector Nuclease TALEN have enabled efficient and precise gene editing in a wide spectrum of ...

Project Summary Identifying disease causing genetic variants is a complex process that requires experts from multiple fields including bioinformatics IT systems administration and disease pathology to work closely together The size of sequencing data files also adds the requirement for large computational resources As a result performing genomic analyses is an ...

Summary Technology for studying the higher order structure HOS of biomolecules encompasses some of the most important tools in all of science and is a highlighted NIGMS research topic Mass spectrometric methods for studying HOS include oxidative footprinting and other methods to covalently label amino acid side chain functional groups and also hydrogen deuterium exchange HDX on protein bac ...

PROJECT ABSTRACT There are two big challenges to reducing the number of substance use disorders SUDs in the United States Almost of the million people who suffer from SUDs are never professionally diagnosed and never seek treatment and treatment for the small minority that does seek help is not very effective with relapse rates estimated to be between and within ...

Abstract This proposal will lead to a Breakthrough sub cellular D chemical composition research platform for live cells based on the new invention of sub micron confocal photothermal IR micro spectroscopy CPIR Label free sub micron chemical imaging and spectroscopy has long been sought for visualization of biomolecules and materials in complex living systems Many diseases first manifest ...

Project Summary Abstract X ray computed tomography CT has been increasingly used in medical diagnosis currently reaching more than million CT scans every year in the US The increasing use of CT has sparked concern over the effects of radiation dose on patients It is estimated that every CT scans will cause one future cancer i e cases of future cancers from million CT scan ...

Summary Drug safety issues pose a serious challenge to the health and well being of patients The development of our innovative technology aims to address a significant gap in the in vitro assessment of drug induced cardiotoxicity which is the number one reason for withdrawals of all marketed drugs as well as the premature termination of promising drug development candidates Pressured by the eno ...

Abstract To evaluate the therapeutic applications of stem cells it is essential to develop translational research using several animal species Rabbit is a useful model for biomedical research It has been used to study a number of human diseases Compared to mice rabbits have a more similar embryology and stem cell biology to those of humans an adult body size comparable to human infants that ...

PROJECT SUMMARY Fragile X syndromeFXSis the most common inheritable form of cognitive impairment and the leading known genetic cause of autismFXS is caused by the loss of expression of the fragile X mental retardation proteinFMRPA major challenge for FXS research is to develop treatment strategies that improve the intellectual capabilities of patientsDysregulated protein synthesis is widely accept ...