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Orthopedic Tissue Engineering
(2010-03)
and biologists at KU, KUMC, UMKC, and beyond, and look forward to exploring further opportunities at the Missouri Regional Life Sciences Summit....
Creating a Health Care Business from University Research
(2010-03)
consortium is developing advanced bioactive glasses and investigating their use for repairing traumatized bone and tissue. The latter part of this presentation discusses entrepreneurship and the locations of creative activity (patents) in Missouri...
Of Mice and Men and the Search for an Alzheimer's Disease Treatment
(2010-03)
to solving the Alzheimer's disease problem. Clinical and basic science investigators with a wide range of backgrounds have dedicated themselves to this disease. This talk will review the current state of Alzheimer's disease research and discuss where we...
KU Center for Technology Commercialization: "promoting innovation to benefit society"
(2010-03)
The presentation will examine the challenges of the university technology transfer office in assessing new invention disclosures and the various means of doing so. The presentation will also provide information on different ...
Early Cancer Screening with Pteridines as Biomarkers
(2010-03)
. The detailed experimental conditions will be presented at the life science summit. After analysis of over 60 urine samples from cancer patients, we also discovered that two chemical components exist only in the urine of cancer patients but are not present...
Innovation, Inspiration, and Insulation: Practical Legal Measures to Protect Technology
(2010-03)
The demand for new technologies is driving innovation worldwide, particularly in the fields of life sciences and biotechnology. Intellectual Property is the life blood of many life sciences and biotechnology companies. Protecting the IP...
Biomaterials for Tissue Repair and Regeneration at Missouri S&T
(2010-03)
Biomaterials are critically important to future developments in the life sciences. They provide a backbone for biomedical research in academia and industry, and are a key component of reconstructive medical and dental research as well as patient...
Experiences in Patenting, Licensing and Commercialization of Radiopharmaceuticals
(2010-02)
three different approaches in developing corporate agreements that were successful in translating MU life sciences research into radiopharmaceuticals that are for use as diagnostic and therapeutic applications in human patients....
Comparative Ophthalmology - scientific discovery and innovation create synergies for veterinary and human medicine
(2010-03)
discoveries in comparative ophthalmology. Some examples of new technologies being developed for commercialization in Missouri will be highlighted. Specifically, advancements in our ability to observe cellular structure and function of the eye and visual...
Academic and Commercial Nanomedicine
(2010-03)
The goal of Nanomedicine is to develop new diagnostic and therapeutic agents derived from fundamental discoveries in nanotechnology that can be applied safely and efficaciously in the treatment of human diseases. We have ...
Functional MRI Studies of Health Behaviors
(2010-03)
and economic well-being at both the individual and national level. For example, health problems related to obesity, such as Type 2 diabetes, are expected to continue to rise and, for the first time in modern history, life expectancies in the US are anticipated...
The Vision of the International Institute of Nano and Molecular Medicine (I2NM2)
(2010-02)
The International Institute of Nano and Molecular Medicine (I2NM2) of the University of Missouri-Columbia is embarking upon an in-depth study of cancer therapy using the boron neutron capture reaction, the only binary radiation therapy of its type...
Training Tomorrows Entrepreneurs Today
(2010-02)
and innovation. Additionally, the program is dedicated to the development and facilitation of interdisciplinary collaboration between faculty and students to increase innovation at the University of Missouri. With the financial support of the Department...
Canine Neurodegenerative Diseases: A Bridge from Bench to Health for Humans and their Companions
(2010)
. The Comparative Neurology Program at the University of Missouri, College of Veterinary Medicine has applied this approach to identify the genes responsible for numerous developmental and degenerative diseases of the nervous system. These include seizures disorders...
New Insights Revealed by Genetic Studies and the Future of Treating Bone Health Related Issues
(2010-03)
This presentation will examine the major role played by genetic studies in the identification of a fundamental pathway, the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway, and it's now appreciated multiple roles in bone cell biology. ...
Rapid label-free diagnostics for biomedical applications using advances in optics nanotechnology
(2010-03)
A new highly sensitive sensor technology has the potential to simplify medical diagnostic tests by significantly reducing operation complexity compared to standard tests such as enzyme-linked immunoassays. Sensor elements ...
High-throughput genomics and the Sword of Damocles
(2010-03)
is institutional in nature since no institution can afford the disenfranchisement of a large proportion of its life sciences faculty whom are not bioinformaticians or computer systems analysts. Unless universities and corporate research entities rapidly invest...
Computational Biology and Biomedical Informatics Expertise to Support Life and Health Sciences Research and Industry
(2010-03)
Interdisciplinary collaboration between computational sciences and life/health sciences is a hallmark of the MU Informatics Institute (MUII) and its new Informatics Ph.D. program. The Institute was established to foster synergy and interdisciplinary...
Swine models of Human Conditions
(2010-03)
Since the introduction of Dolly, the first cloned sheep, genetic engineering of livestock has advanced to the point that nearly any genetic modification appears feasible. Genes can be introduced, deleted or altered in ...
Genetically Engineered Swine Models to Study Diseases like Cystic Fibrosis
(2000)
Swine have become important in biomedical research as they are excellent models for a variety of diseases including cardiovascular disease, atherosclerosis, cutaneous pharmacology, wound repair, cancer, diabetes, ophthalmology, ...