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PROJECT SUMMARY The for profit small business concernTricorder Array Technologies LLCwill developin partnership with the University of Alabama at BirminghamSIDECAReSensing and Integrating Data for Environmental Conditions in Animal ResearchThis device will automate collection of relevant data that will enhance consistency in animal models used to study human health treatment researchOur innovative ...

PROJECT SUMMARY This proposal responds to PAR-18-870 titled “BRAIN Initiative: Development Optimization, and Validation of Novel Tools and Technologies for Neuroscience Research (STTR).” This project is a Fast Track STTR with a phase I and phase II. The small business, Applied Universal Dynamics Corp. (AUD) is collaborating with the University of Minnesota (U of MN). The activity patterns of t ...

AbstractLEXEO TherapeuticsLLCis an early stage biotechnology company focused on using in vivo gene therapy technologies to treat disorders of unmet medical needLEXEO is developing an in vivo gene therapy strategy as a preventative therapy to protect individuals with aldehyde dehydrogenaseALDHdeficiency from the high risk for esophageal cancerAs the next step in the development paththe goal of this ...

Project Summary Normal human neuroanatomy is incredibly variableand increases with ageThis impedes the ability of neuroimaging to detect effects in neurological conditions such as Alzheimerandapos s diseaseADHuntingtonandapos s diseaseHDmultiple sclerosisMSand schizophreniaMost of the recently available state of the art quantitative imaging tools still use cross sectional methods to analyze repeat ...

Otitis media is a world wide disease primarily affecting the pediatric population under the age ofyearsIt is the most common reason for pediatric care visits and antibiotic therapyOver prescription and poorcompliance have led to a reduced susceptibility of bacteria to antibiotics andconsequentiallyto recurrent and chronic ear diseasesClearlythere is a compelling need to investigate alternative the ...

The Point DigitA Ratcheting Prosthetic Finger UsingAdvanced Rapid Manufacturing Technology Project SummaryAbstract The goal of the proposed project is to develop and commercialize a purely mechanicalratcheting prosthetic fingerthe Point Digitwhichhas an industry leading strength to weight ratiocan be operated unilaterallyone handedoffers anatomical rotation and flexion around the patient s metacar ...

ABCAis an ABC transporter found in retinal photoreceptor cellsMutations in ABCAhave been implicated in retinopathies such as autosomal recessive Stargardt macular degenerationcone rod dystrophyretinitis pigmentosa and age related macular degenerationABCAfunctions as an importerandflippasemoving N retinylidene phosphatidylethanolamineN retinylidene PEfrom the lumen to the cytoplasmic leaflet of dis ...

ABSTRACT Despite recent advances in targeting cancer cellschemotherapy remains a mainstay of oncologyextending survival and providing cures for many types of cancerHoweverchemotherapy that ablates or suppresses bone marrow cells can be debilitating even when combined with autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantationHSCTThe treatment causes severe side effects such as anemianeutropenia and th ...

Summary Being able to predict interactions with important human transporters would be of value to new drug design to avoid compounds that interact with them and cause undesirable side effectsOATP BSLCO Band OATP BSLCO Bare `uptakeandapostransporters largely restricted to the sinusoidal aspect of hepatocytesThey both transport a wide variety of structurally unrelated compoundsincluding members of s ...

Project SummaryInfectious disease is the third leading cause of death in the United Statesand hospital acquired infectionsHAIsin particular affectmillion patients annuallyThe most common type of HAI is pneumoniaoften caused by multi drug resistantMDRpathogens such as Staphylococcus aureusPseudomonas aeruginosaKlebsiella pneumoniaeEscherichia coliand Acinetobacter baumanniiRates of antibiotic resis ...