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Summary Abstract The ultimate goal of this project is the validation of a humanized endothelial monocyteactivating protein IIEMAP IIneutralizing monoclonal antibodymAbfor progression to clinical evaluation as a novel treatment for patients with influenza associated lung injuryInfection with influenza virusIAVremains a major world wide health threat to high risk populations including the young and ...

Project Summary This project will develop newD visualization to improve stent graft deployment during minimally invasive endovascular aortic repairEVARby overcoming limitations ofD x ray fluoroscopyfluoroD holographic guidancenavigation and controlD GNandamp Cwill be provided to decrease fluoro radiation dose burden to patients and OR staff during treatment of aortic aneurysmsparticularly when dep ...

PROJECT SUMMARY ABSTRACT The objective of this proposal is to develop an efficient and robust method to epigenetically reprogram na ve human T cells into regulatory T cellsTregsthat can prevent graft versus host diseaseGvHDOur short term goal for Phase I of the STTR award is to demonstrate that we can epigenetically reprogram na ve T cells using CRISPR Casbased technology into immunosuppressive ce ...

PROJECT SUMMARYAminoglycosides are one of the cheapest and well known antibiotics in clinical use for overyearsbut one of the major limitations in their use is their ototoxicityWe are developing fast and low cost methods to develop aminoglycosides with antiribosomal activities and reduced toxicityIn this projectwe will identify novel aminoglycoside antibacterialsthat show reduced ototoxicityComple ...

Project Summary AbstractThe objective of this proposal is to perform proof of concept experiments on a new hand held surgical instrument that provides dexterity at the tip of a rigid bronchoscopeThis approach is less invasive than traditional open surgeryand will be safer than the current rigid bronchoscopic approachwhich lacks dexterity in port delivered instrumentsOur new system will feature nee ...

Project Summary As part of the FDA approval process for novel therapeutic drugssafety screening demonstrating that the candidate drug does not have deleterious effects on the human cardiac action potential is requiredHealthy human heart cells are not available for such preclinical drug testingThere is currently no consensus on the best experimental approach to provide the most efficienteconomicala ...

State of the art techniques in Developmental and Reproductive Technology use slowexpensive testing of pregnant female rodentsor of embryonic stem cellsESCsthat are cultured to lose stem cell qualities and differentiate into organ tissuesThis only produces toxicological outcomes similar to those in adult versions of these organsReproductive StressM has established high throughput screensHTSsthat te ...

Fluorescent nanodiamonds are biocompatibleinfinitely photostableand fluoresce in a variety of wavelengthsincluding the near infraredNIRregionThese characteristics suggest transformative applications in areas ranging from pure biological research to biomedical imagingwhere protein conjugated nanodiamonds could be targeted to specific tissues in living patients or even structures within individual c ...

PROJECT SUMMARY The proposed Phase I STTR project is a partnership between a biotechnology company KXTbioIncand the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to develop an innovative high throughput screening service for identifying new drug candidates that act via G protein coupled receptorsGPCRsThis large protein superfamily has been the most successful source of therapeutic targetsaccounting ...

PROJECT SUMMARY State of the art techniques result inyear solid organ graft loss ofto overin cardiopulmonary organ transplantationEstablishment of donor specific immunological toleranceDSITa condition in which a recipient accepts a transplant without immunosuppressionwhile retaining the ability to fight infectionswould reduce graft loss and transplant related complicationsThe only identified metho ...