Missouri Summits: Recent submissions
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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 ... -
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 ... -
Patent litigation issues
(2010-03)Joe Mahoney addressed issues of patent law and patent infringement, citing several examples from the pharmaceutical industry. -
Translating novel drug delivery techniques to ophthalmic products-unique opportunity for collaboration between academia and pharmaceutical industry
(2010-03)To improve human health, scientific discoveries must be translated into clinical applications. Such discoveries typically begin at "the bench" with basic research — in which scientists study disease at a molecular or ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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, ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Neuro-modulation techniques in humans
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)During the past two decades noninvasive brain stimulation techniques such as transcranial direct current stimulation and transcranial magnetic stimulation are being increasingly used for the diagnosis and treatment of ... -
Life Sciences Patent Prosecution Pitfalls
(2010-03)Robert Hanson discussed the application of patent requirements to biotechnology and life science inventions. -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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. -
Senator Bond's address to the Missouri Regional Life Sciences Summit 2010
(University of Missouri (System), 2010-03)Missouri Senator Christopher "Kit" Bond addressed the Missouri Regional Life Sciences Summit 2010 on the importance of making Missouri a biotech corridor. -
Governor Nixon's address to the Missouri Regional Life Sciences Summit 2010 [videorecording]
(University of Missouri (System), 2010-03)Missouri Governor Jay Nixon addressed the Missouri Regional Life Sciences Summit 2010 on the importance of life sciences-related learning and collaboration to the state of Missouri. -
The Role of Life Sciences in Building Regional Economy [videorecording]
(University of Missouri (System), 2010-03)Legislative and government panel comprised of Missouri and Kansas representatives and leaders examining the role of life sciences in building the regional economy. -
Novel Nanostructured Organosilicate Nanoparticle Coatings for Chem-Bio Sensing [abstract]
(2010-03)We present novel nanostructured organosilicate particulate based films and demonstrate that these materials have a great potential for chemical-biological sensor development. With unprecedented high surface areas (> 1400 ...