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Interactive mapping: overlaying local and national data
(2010-03)
The Center for Applied Research and Environmental Systems (CARES) at the University of Missouri-Columbia has a long history of integrating Internet accessibility with emerging technologies to assist underserved, under-resourced, ...
One health: a guiding imperative
(2010)
Given the large proportion of households that include pets, this is perhaps a most important time to consider human-companion animal interaction as a vehicle to facilitate One Health (human-animal health). The potential ...
Promoting algebraic thinking in the middle grades using spreadsheets
(2002-12)
The purpose of this activity is to create spreadsheets that would help students to develop an algebraic approach to some problems. Spreadsheets will be created that perform repeated calculations. Through this activity, ...
Patent litigation issues
(2010-03)
Joe Mahoney addressed issues of patent law and patent infringement, citing several examples from the pharmaceutical industry.
Navigating the two-way street of comparative oncology
(2010)
Companion animals offer a unique model for study of spontaneously occurring cancer for many reasons. Our pets share our environment, thus may have similar exposure to environmental carcinogens. The technology for diagnosis ...
Genetically-modified animals: powerful tools for biomedical research
(2010)
The University of Missouri houses three National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Center for Research Resources (NCRR) animal resource centers. These animal resource centers are: (1) the Mutant Mouse Regional Resource ...
Plants are just very slow animals
(2010-03)
Most of us regard plants as quite different from animals, and many of us think of them as furniture. But plants actually share a very large number of biological functions with the animal kingdom, including mechanisms for ...
Shor-Line: we are an industry leader
(2010-03)
Shor-Line has been a part of the animal health industry since the company's founding in 1927. In the early years, Shor-Line's involvement related mainly to large animal applications. Back then the local vet took care of ...
Biomedical Tissue Engineering - Where We Go in the Future
(2010-03)
Researchers and entrepreneurs examine breakthroughs in tissue engineering and regeneration that enhance healing, remodeling, and recovery.
Jump Starting and Moving New Technologies to Marketplace
(2010-03)
The highway from research in the laboratory to market success has many detours and on/off ramps that are at best confusing to inventors and the populace. Success from technology-based economic development is the outcome ...
The Institute for Advancing Medical Innovation: stepping into the future of drug discovery, delivery and biomedical engineering
(University of Missouri (System), 2010-03)
Inspired by the opportunity to grow educational and entrepreneurial capacity, the Institute for Advancing Medical Innovation (IAMI) was established upon the belief that: ideas are translated to innovation to improve health. ...
Synthetic genomics in an era of personalized medicine
(University of Missouri (System), 2010-03)
Synthetic genomics is a new field that engages in the design and assembly of genes and chromosomes from chemically synthesized oligonucleotides to create cells with properties unobtainable by conventional molecular biology ...
Financial Downturn and Impact on Biosciences Development
(University of Missouri (System), 2010-03)
Thomas Melzer spoke about the impact that the recent financial downturn has had on venture capital investment, specifically addressing bioscience investments.
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 ...
Navigating the FDA and understanding medical device preemption
(2010-03)
FDA's Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) is responsible for regulating firms who manufacture, repackage, relabel, and/or import medical devices sold in the United States. In addition, CDRH regulates ...
Devices and Materials in the Continuous Monitoring of Metabolites
(2010-03)
The importance and need for continuous monitoring of metabolites cannot be overemphasized. Most recent developments for in vivo monitoring devices have focused on miniaturization and the exploratory use of new functional ...
Understanding the Risk for Neuropsychiatric Disorders Using Functional Brain Imaging
(2010)
MU has recently opened the Brain Imaging Center, a research dedicated Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) facility. Research at the center is focused on understanding the nature of basic cognitive and emotional processes as ...
Life Sciences Patent Prosecution Pitfalls
(2010-03)
Robert Hanson discussed the application of patent requirements to biotechnology and life science inventions.
Midwest Research Institute
(2010-03)
Thomas Sack, the senior vice president and director of technical operations for Midwest Research Institute, discussed the Midwest Research Institute's work in the area of life sciences.
ROS from menadione induces astrocytic damage: protective effects of apocynin
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2008)
Oxidative stress is a core cause of neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease. When cells are under oxidative stress, they will produce a high amount of reactive oxygen species (ROS). ROS are small and highly ...