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Examining racial segregation and underlying mechanisms related to VCID and incident stroke in the REGARDS study
Racial inequity in the development of neurological conditions as people age is a major public health issue. While many individual risk factors have been identified as predictors of...
OvaReady: An automated microfluidic oocyte retrieval and denudation device expanding access to IVF
In the United States, the total number of In-vitro Fertilization (IVF) clinics has stayed relatively stagnant through the past decade, and the IVF-cycles per million women remains...
Administrative Supplement to existing K08 award - K08DK120934-01-04 Van Batavia J - Role of CRH-neurons BN/Uncovering Heterogeneity of BN
PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT The candidate for this K08 Mentored Clinical Scientist Research Career Development Award aims to become an expert and leader in the field of neuro-urology,...
G-RISE at Meharry Medical College
PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT The Meharry G-RISE program is designed to address the lack of diversity within all facets of the United Stated biomedical research workforce by significant...
Establishing Mechanisms Between Traumatic Brain Injury and Dementia Using Epidemiology, Clinical Studies, Blood-Based Biomarkers, and Neuroimaging Biomarkers
PROJECT SUMMARY / ABSTRACT Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is common and is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. The sequelae from TBI can be long-lasting, and multipl...
OvaReady: An automated microfluidic oocyte retrieval and denudation device expanding access to IVF
In the United States, the total number of In-vitro Fertilization (IVF) clinics has stayed relatively stagnant through the past decade, and the IVF-cycles per million women remains...
REU/RET Site: Summer Research Experiences in Renewable and Sustainable Energy Technology (ReSET)
Non-Technical SummaryThe REU/RET SITE: Summer Research Experiences in Renewable and Sustainable Energy Technology (ReSET) jointly hosted by the Materials Science and Engineering De...
REU Site in Interdisciplinary Materials Research
NON-TECHNICAL DESCRIPTIONThe REU Site at Southern Illinois University Carbondale provides research opportunities for an average of 14 undergraduates per year (including 2 supported...
Enhancing early care and education through reflective supervision to promote adaptive emotion regulation in young children
PROJECT SUMMARY Growing up in poverty is associated with emotion regulation (ER) problems, which increase risk for psychopathology and disease as children age. High quality early c...
The Role of Lung Megakaryocytes in Airway Disease after Neonatal Hyperoxia
Former preterm infants are exposed to oxygen (O2) after birth which results in long-term developmental impacts on the lung. Approximately 70% of infants born extremely prematurely...
Understanding the effects of dietary interventions on pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma therapy cancer
Project Summary/Abstract Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is a highly aggressive cancer with limited treatment options that has a five-year survival rate of
Influence of nutritional status on the neurochemical bases of habit
PROJECT SUMMARY / ABSTRACT … ……………………….. Early success with weight loss is too often followed by weight regain. One factor contributing to weight regain is the re-emergence of old...
Prevention of Placental Insufficiency Improves Beta-Cells Function
Abstract Pancreatic islet dysfunction is a signature feature in the pathogenesis of Type 2 Diabetes and can stem from developmental adaptations to placental insufficiency (PI) and...
Endoplasmic Reticulum stress and thyroid cell death
ABSTRACT Efficient generation of the thyroid hormone thyroxine (T4) requires the iodination of thyroglobulin (Tg), which is synthesized in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and underg...
Interrogation and Modulation of the Epigenome after Prenatal Hypoxic Brain Injury
PROJECT SUMMARY Neonatal hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (HIE), a common brain injury from loss of oxygen and nutrients immediately prior to birth, results in long-term neurologic...
Understanding the effects of dietary interventions on pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma therapy cancer
Project Summary/Abstract Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is a highly aggressive cancer with limited treatment options that has a five-year survival rate of
A stem cell activated cryogel bioscaffold that restores islet bioenergetics while providing oxygen and nutrients at extravascular sites of transplantation
PROJECT SUMMARY Islet transplantation is a β-cell replacement therapy used to treat diabetic patients who lack the ability to secreteinsulin. The conventional site for islet transp...
CAREER: Electrochemical Dynamic Midinfrared Metasurface for Ultra-Low Power Wearable Thermoregulation
Thermal comfort is one of the most essential fundamental needs for human health and productivity. The seasonality of cardiovascular diseases and influenza demonstrates the importan...
HSI Pilot Project: Building Bridges into Math and STEM at San Diego State University-Imperial Valley
With support from the Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI Program), this pilot project aims to build math capacity at San Diego State Univers...
Biophysical and Structural Analysis of Recombination Repair Proteins
Our genomic material, DNA, is continually attacked by agents in the environment (radiation, pollution), chemicals that we ingest in our diet, and it also shows an inherent instabil...