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DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The objective of this grant is to develop fluorescence endoscopy instrumentation to facilitate the surgical management of breast cancer, with possible application to other types of cancer. The specific aims for this project are to develop a combination holographic notch filter adapter and switchable high-intensity LED light source adapter for currently availabl ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Photopolymerization has provided a powerful tool for tissue engineering through localized synthesis of therapeutic materials in situ. To date, strategies to create photopolymerized networks on the surface of a tissue, such as the inner lumen of a blood vessel or on the fracture surface of a bone have received the most attention. The proposal will demonstrate a ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Apoptosis is well recognized as an important biological process that controls cancer development and progression and the efficacy of chemotherapeutic drugs depends largely on their ability to induce apoptosis. Modern biology has suggested that cancer drug discovery based on molecular differences between tumor and normal cells is a feasible approach. Bcl-2, a cr ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): We propose a new manufacturing process for multifunctional coatings of biomedical implants. Towards this goal, polymer coatings applied by chemical vapor deposition (CVD) are exceptional candidates for the coating of implanted biomedical devices as indicated by their use in FDA approved drug-eluting stint (Cypher stint, J&J) uses a vapor-deposited polymer (pary ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Lung disease is America's third largest cause of death. Adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) afflicts approximately 150,000 patients every year in the US. Lung disease costs the American economy $148 billion yearly in total expenditures. While treatment for heart disease and cancer has been marked by a significant fall in their rates of death (36.6% for h ...

Project Summary Abstract PreDxion BioLLC is a precision medicine diagnostic company developing an assay platformthe MicroKineassay cartridge and readerthat measures serum proteins in less thanminutes from a single drop of bloodThis fastactionable information allows for the first time individualized precision medicine aimed at reducing pediatric morbidity and mortality in pediatric sepsisthe number ...

Project Summary A research plan is proposed to engineer goats that produce fully human immunoglobulinThese animals will be evaluated as a candidate platform system for production of both targeted therapeutic immunoglobulin as well as reagent antibodies for standards and controls of serological assays of human clinical samplesPrevious studies have demonstrated that ungulates such as cattle can prod ...

Abstract E cigaretteE ciguse has rapidly proliferated worldwideIt is speculated that E cig use may exceed conventional cigarette use withinyearsCigarette smoking is the leading preventable cause of death and disabilityAs E cigs are a relatively new productstudies are needed to determine their long term detrimental effectssome of which may be similar to the long term detrimental effects of nicotine ...

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 ...

Abstract The goal of this project is to validate an innovativehighly sensitive retinal eye tracking technologythe tracking scanning laser ophthalmoscopeTSLOas a prognostic and monitoring tool for neurodegenerative disordersnamely multiple sclerosisMSThe applications of effective treatments for multiple sclerosis are constrained bythe absence of methods for early detection andquantitativehighly sen ...