APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Breast cancer diagnosis Treatment of aggressive breast cancer and cancer resistant to chemotherapy ADVANTAGES: Prevents aggressive breast cancers from metastasizing Offers early detection of aggressive breast cancers May increase survival rates of breast cancer patients May improve response to chemotherapy … [Read more...] about ANXA9: A Therapeutic Target and Predictive Marker for Early Detection of Aggressive Breast Cancer JIB-2371
Biotechnology
Methods and Proteins for Developing New Classes of Antibiotics IB-2346
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Antibiotics for human and veterinary medicine Pesticides for crop management Food preservatives Genes engineered into probiotic bacteria ADVANTAGES: Overcomes antibiotic-resistance of bacteria Isolates new types of antimicrobial proteins that can be used for: Topical applications (ointment, cream, or lotion) that prevent … [Read more...] about Methods and Proteins for Developing New Classes of Antibiotics IB-2346
Protease-based Cancer Screening Using Nanoliter Samples IB-2240
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Early stage screening of cancers via detection of proteases and proteolytic activity in fluid or biopsy samples Prostate cancer detection, and possibly the detection of other protease-related cancers such as breast, colon, kidney, skin, stomach, ovary, and lung cancer ADVANTAGES: Nanoliter sample volumes Reduces false positives for … [Read more...] about Protease-based Cancer Screening Using Nanoliter Samples IB-2240
At-Home Test Kit and Lab Analysis for DNA Damage Assessment 2014-044
An at-home blood collection kit that immediately fixes blood cells’ biological activity enabling non-toxic sample shipment or storage without changes in specific DNA markers. Samples are treated and assessed in an automated, high-throughput, reproducible process yielding results that take each patient’s age, health status and exposure history into account. APPLICATIONS DNA … [Read more...] about At-Home Test Kit and Lab Analysis for DNA Damage Assessment 2014-044
Classification of Tumor Composition and Delineation of Cellular Regions via Dictionary and Sparse Coding IB- 2013-173
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Digital histopathology Precision medicine in oncology Oncology drug development and R&D ADVANTAGES: Impervious to biological and technical batch variation Quantifies tumor composition via cell-by-cell profiling Measures cellular processes such as mitosis Extensible to a variety of other tumor types ABSTRACT: Berkeley … [Read more...] about Classification of Tumor Composition and Delineation of Cellular Regions via Dictionary and Sparse Coding IB- 2013-173