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DESCRIPTIONprovided by applicantNeuron cell culture is widely used for studies in basic researchdrug discoveryand toxicity testingTraditional neuron cell culture approaches result in random growth of processes which prevent the study of their unique polarized morphologyOur goal is to provide robustuser friendlyand cost effective culture platforms to manipulate and access neurons and their subcellu ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant Genomic instability is a hallmark of cancer and represents a targetable vulnerability yet is underdeveloped as a therapeutic area The central goal of this Phase program is to complete the early preclinical development of a new class of new cancer therapeutics that uniquely target RAD delivering effective cancer cell selective therapy in subsets of bioma ...

DESCRIPTIONprovided by applicantThe purpose of this project is to develop an improvedminimally invasive treatment for intracranial aneurysmsIntracranial aneurysms are spherical outpouchings of blood vessels in the head that result from weakness in the vessel wallUnruptured aneurysms are present in approximatelyof the general populationand rupture can be devastating with a high morbidity and mortal ...

PROJECT SUMMARY ABSTRACT This proposal describes Phase II of the development of a rapid immunoassay test kit for the determination oflactam antibiotic resistanceto be used as a point of care diagnostic test for urinary tract infectionsTodayantibiotics for UTI are prescribed empiricallywith no diagnostics available to clinicians to avoid treating resistant infections with the very drug to which the ...