by | Jul 16, 2020 | Feldman, Mario
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Researchers in Prof. Mario Feldman’s laboratory have developed a patented, versatile, cost-effective platform for creating new multivalent vaccines for a variety of Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria. This technology, glycoengineered outer membrane vesicles (geOM…
by | Jul 15, 2020 | Rothlauf, Paul, Whelan, Sean
— Background: Recombinant vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV) has successfully been used to create a vaccine for Ebola virus that is currently on the market. Previously, Professor Sean Whelan and colleagues have exploited the VSV platform to create similar vectors for both SARS and MERS.
Technology: The…
by | Jul 14, 2020 | Hu, Peng, Macones, George, Qu, Yuan "Ed", Stout, Molly, Tuuli, Methodius, Zhao, Peinan
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An interdisciplinary team of researchers has developed a photoacoustic near-infrared (PANIR) probe to predict preterm birth by quantifying water content in cervical tissue (an early and objective indicator of cervical remodeling). This compact photoacoustic endoscopy probe u…
by | Jul 13, 2020 | Ory, Daniel, Peterson, Linda, Schaffer, Jean
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A team of researchers has developed a high throughput, FDA-compliant assay to predict coronary heart disease and mortality in the general population 6-10 years before the onset of disease. This fully validated two-dimensional liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (L…
by | Jul 13, 2020 | Millman, Jeffrey, Velazco-Cruz, Leonardo
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Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have developed an improved method to differentiate stem-cells into functionally mature, insulin-secreting beta cells (SC-beta cells). Pancreatic beta cells play an important role in controlling blood glucose levels as they se…