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Active Social Vision: How the Brain Processes Visual Information During Natural Social Perception
Summary/Abstract The dominant paradigm in social visual neuroscience has been to present simplified stimuli, often consisting of static images in isolation presented without contex...
Genetic and biophysical mechanisms that control influenza virus cellular multiplicity of infection
Single cells infected by influenza can produce hundreds to thousands of infectious new virions.These virions spread non-uniformly, producing wide variations in the viral load per c...
Linking GWAS variants to function with single-cell pooled CRISPR screens
PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified thousands of common and rare genetic variants associated with complex traits and common diseases. Mo...
Dissemination and implementation of DIGEST™ as an evidence-based measurement tool for dysphagia in cancer
ABSTRACT Dysphagia (difficulty swallowing) is a highly prevalent and impactful condition with significant burden on the healthcare system. Across the lifespan, dysphagia is associa...
Development of Novel sgp130-Fc Bioconjugates for TBI
ABSTRACT Individuals with moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injuries (TBI) are at high risk for multiple long-term complications and poor neuro-recovery. Despite increased knowled...
Aging Microbiome, Immunosenescence, and risk of Multi-drug Resistant Organism Colonization and Infection in the Nursing Home
ABSTRACT Multidrug resistant organisms (MDROs) are bacteria that have become resistant to more than one antimicrobial agent. Intestinal MDROs constitute a major threat to public he...
Intraoperative Identification of Cranial Nerves in Skull Base Surgery Using Polarization Sensitive Optical Coherence Tomography
Project summary/abstract Identification of cranial nerves during skull base surgery is critical to avoid iatrogenic injury. Even the slightest damage to any one of these nerves can...
Characterizing the Physical, Chemical, and Toxicological Properties of Secondhand Aerosols Generated from Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems in Indoor Environments
In 2019, 10.9 million American adults used Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS) such as e-cigarettes, e-hookahs, and vape pens. According to the National Youth Tobacco Surve...
2023 Stem Cells and Cancer Gordon Research Conference and Seminar
PROJECT SUMMARY This proposal requests partial support for the eighth Gordon Research Conference on Stem Cells and Cancer, which will take place on May 14-19, 2023 in Lucca (Italy)...
Characterizing subsets of HIV-infected and uninfected CD14+CD16+ monocytes that contribute to neuropathogenesis
ABSTRACT Approximately 38 million people worldwide are living with HIV. Despite antiretroviral therapy (ART), 15-40% of people with HIV (PWH) develop HIV-associated neurocognitive...
Characterizing subsets of HIV-infected and uninfected CD14+CD16+ monocytes that contribute to neuropathogenesis
ABSTRACT Approximately 38 million people worldwide are living with HIV. Despite antiretroviral therapy (ART), 15-40% of people with HIV (PWH) develop HIV-associated neurocognitive...
Investigation of brainstem neurons in the regulation of gonadotropin secretion
PROJECT SUMMARY The long-term goal of the proposed research is to determine the neural pathways by which physiological signals regulate gonadotropin secretion, which ultimately det...
Infrared image sensors for space and Solar System exploration
As a final year engineer at CentraleSupélec, I have the honor to send you my application for the PhD offer on nfrared image sensors for space and Solar System exploratio...
ANT LIA: Collaborative Research: Adaptations of Southern Ocean Diatoms to Manganese Scarcity: Can Physiological Ingenuity Overcome Unfavorable Chemistry?
The current understanding of what controls productivity in the Southern Ocean is based mostly on the scarcity of a metal compound needed for algal growth, Dissolved Iron in seawate...
Reading concordances in the 21st century (RC21)
In today's digital world, the amount of text communicated in electronic form is ever-increasing and there is a growing need for approaches and methods to extract meanings from...
Developing an Optimized Conversational Agent or "Chatbot" to Facilitate Mental Health Services Use in Individuals with Eating Disorders
PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT Eating disorders (EDs) are serious mental illnesses associated with high morbidity and mortality, clinical impairment, and comorbid psychopathology. Althou...
Capital Award for Core Equipment 2022/23, National Research Facility for Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR) spectroscopy, also known as Electron Spin Resonance (ESR), is possibly the most powerful technique for characterisation of paramagnetic materi...
Machine learning-based methods for the analysis of microbial glycomes and proteomes in inflammatory bowel disease.
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) affects over 1.2 million patients in the United States and causes significant morbidity and healthcare expenditures. Studies have associated the de...
Machine learning-based methods for the analysis of microbial glycomes and proteomes in inflammatory bowel disease.
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) affects over 1.2 million patients in the United States and causes significant morbidity and healthcare expenditures. Studies have associated the de...
Collaborative Research: ERASE-PFAS: A "concentrate-and-destroy" technology for treating per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances using a new class of adsorptive photocatalysts
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have been manufactured and widely used in hundreds of consumer products and industrial processes for decades. Release of PFAS into the en...