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Project Summary Abstract Miami has emerged as the US epicenter of the now global Zika virusZIKVepidemicThe consequences of infection remain to be fully elucidatedbut the probable link between ZIKV infection and fetal developmental complications raises enormous concern as to the potential impact of ZIKVCurrent emergency use authorizationEUAcommercial assays detect ZIKV RNAthe presence of ZIKV speci ...

The Point PartialA Ratcheting Prosthetic Partial FingerUsing Advanced Rapid Manufacturing Technology Project SummaryAbstract The goal of the proposed project is to develop a purely mechanicalratcheting prosthetic partial fingerthe Point Partialwhichhas an industry leading strength to weight ratiocan be operated unilaterallyone handedoffers anatomical rotation and flexion around the patient s proxi ...

Three CDKinhibitors were recently approved to treat breast cancerBrCAin combination regimentsDespite significant clinical activitytreatment of BrCA patients with these combinations does not result in a durable responseHencethere is an unmet medical need to develop targeted therapeutic agents which will augment the activity of CDKinhibitors in BrCA and other CDKcyclin D Myc dependent malignanciesA ...

PROJECT SUMMARY Asthma exacerbations are a major cause of ER visits and hospitalizations with annual direct costs of approximately $billionyear in the USAViral infectionsin particular rhinoviralRVinfectionsare a major precipitant of asthma exacerbations in allergic asthmaticsAs there are overRV serotypes andfor nowno RV vaccinenovel strategies to inhibit RV induced airway inflammation are needed t ...

Project SummaryCell free protein synthesisCFPSis a method of producing proteins outside living cells and has distinct advantages over traditional cell culture based protein productionIt is often difficult to maintain complex environmental condition for cell viability and the subsequent need to develop a downstream process for purification of product in traditional cell based systemsCFPSon the othe ...

AbstractThe current estimate of the number of human genes is aboutin contrast to the number of presumed proteinswhich likely exceeds one millionThis increased complexity is the result of post transcriptional and post translational modificationsPTMsoccurring at multiple sites and in a quantitative variable mannerThe overwhelming result is a combinatorially expanding complexity of proteoforms that i ...

Project SummaryDespite their many bene ts and common useprotein based drugs can elicit serious adverse side effectsMany of these side effects are believed to be caused by small protein aggregatesOne tool for measuring these particles in a high throughput fashion is Micro ow ImagingMFIMFI is commonly used in both academia and industry to characterize subvisible particlesthosem in sizein protein the ...

Project Summary Abstract This project will develop a Socially Assistive RobotSARto provide cognitive trainingin the form of learning to play the pianoto improve cognitive functioning and reduce feelings of loneliness in socially isolated older adultsThe SAR will administer cognitive training via guided practice on a set of standard piano lesson tasks designed to reflect particular cognitive functi ...

PROJECT SUMMARYTraumatic Brain InjuryTBIis one of the most significant Public Health trauma diseases of our timeDiagnoses of various TBI forms rely on patient self reportingestablished clinical rating scalesand multimodality imaging to an extentTBI elicits complexheterogeneous pathological eventsincluding mechanical injuryhemorrhageand progressive secondary processes such as central and peripheral ...

Project Abstract Mitochondria are double membrane bound organelles that are found in all eukaryotic cells and carry a specialized circularkb genomeThere is a group of devastating human genetic diseases caused by inherited or spontaneous mutation of genes encoded within the mitochondrial genomeThese diseases can cause a wide array of medical problems from subtle muscular weakness to extreme neuromu ...