APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Radiation oncology Medical triage Rapid response in cases of population exposure to ionizing radiation ADVANTAGES: Can be used in a small, handheld device Faster results Higher precision ABSTRACT: Berkeley Lab researchers Andrew Wyrobek and Antoine Snijders have identified a panel of gene and protein biomarkers that will help … [Read more...] about Human Blood Molecular Biodosimeter Panel for Distinguishing Radiation Exposure from Inflammation Stress IB-3304
Diagnostics
MEA Chips for Integrated Microscopic Imaging and Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometry IB-3303
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: In-vitro diagnostics Electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESI-MS), chromatography, microscopy, single cell omics, microfluidics Biopharmaceutical R & D Lab-on-a-chip analysis Environmental monitoring ADVANTAGES: Integrated on-chip imaging and liquid chromatography functions Robust and scalable silicon … [Read more...] about MEA Chips for Integrated Microscopic Imaging and Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometry IB-3303
Genetically Encoded Sensors for Imaging Proteins and Their Complexes IB-3259
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Fluorescent protein labeling for Medical diagnostics Drug screening Biology research ADVANTAGES: Smaller size than green fluorescent protein (GFP) Long fluorescence lifetime Extends convenient tagging and fluorescence anisotropy (FA) study for larger sized proteins Can be used for FA-imaging of target proteins in living … [Read more...] about Genetically Encoded Sensors for Imaging Proteins and Their Complexes IB-3259
Increased Glucose Metabolism is Oncogenic; Its Reversal May Be Therapeutic IB-2921
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Cancer diagnostics Cancer therapeutics Cancer research ADVANTAGES: Provides markers correlated with increased metastases risk Provides for therapies that block or reverse cancer progression through adjusting glucose metabolism ABSTRACT: Berkeley Lab researchers led by Mina Bissell … [Read more...] about Increased Glucose Metabolism is Oncogenic; Its Reversal May Be Therapeutic IB-2921
Genetic Barcodes for Cancer Prediction and Prognosis IB-2897
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Cancer diagnostics and therapy ADVANTAGES: Fast, accurate, and affordable Improves tumor staging and patient stratification for most cancers ABSTRACT: Berkeley Lab researcher Heinz-Ulrich Weier has developed Genetic Barcodes, a fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH)-based assay offering affordable diagnostics for the early … [Read more...] about Genetic Barcodes for Cancer Prediction and Prognosis IB-2897