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There is an unmet need to inhibit the key cancer promoting transcription factor MYCboth c MYC and MYCNthat act downstream of many cell receptors and signal transcription pathways to activate genes for cancer cell resistance and tumor growthTo datesmall molecule inhibitors of MYC have remained elusiveIn our Phase I STTRCAwe developed a lead compoundSFwhich displays potent orthogonal inhibitory acti ...

DESCRIPTION: The fundamental goal of this program is to develop a microfluidics-based artificial kidney that minimizes exposure of blood to artificial surfaces and provides continuous perfusion in a compact, wearable device. This device will provide treatment at low flow rates over long times, greatly reducing concentration and volume transient in body fluids. The key element is a primary separato ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Becoming a mother is a significant transition in a woman's life. This transition can precipitate major changes in health behaviors, like physical activity. Once a woman has a child she is much less likely to participate in regular, moderate to vigorous physical activity compared to women without children. Thus, new mothers are at risk for future weight gain and ...

PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT Stroke injury occurs over a long duration through pathologic changes leading to long-term neurologic dysfunction. There is an urgent need of therapeutic strategies that can provide safe and efficacious therapeutic effects to the hypoperfused brain with long-lasting endogenous neuroprotection for prevention of long-term neurologic dysfunction. Sufficient evidence has pointe ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant The congenital long QT syndrome LQTS is thought to occur in in infants and cause of deaths from SIDS sudden infant death syndrome Electrocardiograms ECGs can detect LQTS before fatal cardiac events happen In our Phase I STTR project we successfully developed and tested an ECG device designed for LQTS screening in newborns This device n ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Cepheid develops integrated sample preparation and detection systems for rapid molecular diagnostic applications at a point of use environment. Currently, Cepheid has the GeneXpert system, which is a cartridge and instrument platform for integrated sample preparation and real-time PCR detection of target nucleic acids in biological samples. The current config ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant Respiratory syncytial virus RSV is a substantial threat to human health most severely affecting three large populations infants young children and the elderly Despite the significance of RSV disease in these different populations there are no vaccines available The goal of this Phase II STTR project is to continue preclinical testing of a novel RSV vac ...

PROJECT SUMMARY The family of Filoviridae consisting of five ebolaviruses and two marburgviruses are causative agents of severe hemorrhagic fever with human case fatality rates ofTheepidemic of Ebola virus disease in West Africa was unprecedented both in geographic scope and size and highlighted the extent of the threat filoviruses could pose to global public health and the urgent need for develop ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Throughout the World Chlamydia trachomatis is the most common sexually transmitted bacterial pathogen. In areas with poor sanitary conditions C. trachomatis causes trachoma the most common cause of preventable blindness in the World. In symptomatic cases, unless therapy is implemented in a timely manner, long-term sequelae including, pelvic inflammatory disease ...

Invasive aspergillosisIAcontinues to cause morbidity and death in medically immune compromised patientslargely because we lack sensitive diagnostic tests that are easy to use during high risk periodsWe discovered that fungal galactofuranose containing antigens are excreted in urine of infected animals and peopleusing a novel monoclonal antibodymAbIn a phase I STTRwe engineered a lateral flow devic ...