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The modern warfighter faces the constant threat of endemic infections, multi-drug resistant bacteria and Biological Warfare Agents. In order to provide accurate front-line treatment that will curtail the overuse of antibiotics, a rapid and robust molecula

Summary Technology for studying the higher order structure (HOS) and interactions of biomolecules is a highlighted NIGMS SBIR/STTR research topic. Mass-spectrometric methods for studying HOS include hydroxyl radical footprinting as well as chemical methods to covalently label amino acid side-chain functional groups, and also hydrogen/deuterium exchange (HDX) on protein backbone amides. These metho ...

Project Summary Despite significant cost and clear evidence of health risks associated with Cesarean section surgeries, an unnecessarily large number of infants are delivered via Cesarean section (C- Section) surgeries. The high rate of C-section in the US, relative to globally accepted norms, and the associated additional cost and complications are in part, due to high false positive rate of intr ...

This Phase II proposal is a continuation of our successful Phase I grant whose overarching goal is to develop a more robust and accurate method for the deformable fusion of pre operative magnetic resonance images MRI and intra procedure trans rectal ultrasound TRUS images to guide prostate biopsy Prostate cancer is a major cause of death in the U S and biopsy is the gold standard for its dia ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant In it is estimated that there will be new bladder cancer cases in the United States resulting in deaths Most cases present with nonmuscle invasive bladder cancer NMIBC Intravesical bacillus Calmette Guerin BCG which elicits a nonspecific local immune response is considered the standard first line treatment However ...

DESCRIPTIONprovided by applicantIn this Phase II STTR application Rimedion seeks to commercialize a novel treatment for patients suffering from Fanconi anemia and request funding for a Phase I II clinical trialThe product will utilize a HIVbased lentiviral vector expressin the Fanconi anemia A proteinThe strong scientific support for this approached is strengthened by a successful Phase I STTRThe ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant Recently we found extensive remodeling of the microvasculature of the retina occurring in some diabetic patients much earlier than expected This provides the potential for novel biomarkers However the equipment is too expensive for most clinics and small practices These early retinal microvascular changes cannot be seen with routine clinical examination o ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant Crystallization followed by subsequent structure determination is a major step in understanding the structure function relationship of macromolecules Understanding macromolecule structure has become a key part in the development of new pharmaceuticals and is a major area of NIH research Crystallization however is also the rate limiting step despite techno ...

Project Summary Crystallization followed by subsequent structure determination is a major step in understanding the structure function relationship of macromolecules Understanding macromolecule structure has become a key part in the development of new pharmaceuticals and is a major area of NIH research Crystallization however is also the rate limiting step despite technological efforts to a ...

Through this STTR contract, we propose to evaluate the efficacy of our vaccine, FlowVax Marburg, in nonhuman primates (NHPs). This will be achieved through four Tasks. In Task 1, we will manufacture the vaccine in a quantity sufficient for the animal studies. In Task 2, we will perform MHC genotyping on a representative population of NHPs and, based on results, select a set of MHC-matched NHPs for ...