The study focuses on activities of oncogenes including miRNAs whose activities appear to promote HCC in the HCV infected liver.
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April 29, 2014
April 29, 2014
This proposal is a request for an additional stage of funding for our previously funded Katzen project to develop a cancer imaging and treatment probe that integrates optical coherence tomography (OCT) for imaging and cold plasmas for selective plasma treatment.
April 29, 2014
This research proposes to develop a novel microfluidics chip that will allow for single cell multiplexed characterization of a mixed population of cancer stem cells obtained by FACS (Fluorescence-activated cell sorting).
April 28, 2014
This proposal aims to define the genetic and expression background accompanying BRCA1 and BRCA2 pathogenic mutations in individuals who have not developed an early onset cancer, in comparison with mutation carriers with an early onset disease.
April 28, 2014
This proposal aims to design a very novel delivery system involving rosette nanotubes (self-assembling guanine-cytosine dimers) covalently linked to a microRNA to target breast cancer cells, and within the nanotube will be a cytotoxic drug such as paclitaxel or tamoxifen.
April 28, 2014
Objective is to conduct formative work to assess rates and patterns of cancer screening to inform the development and feasibility of communication technologies to assist cancer care teams. The goal is to increase provider awareness of cancer screening guidelines, 2) increase cancer screenings, and 3) promote care coordination.
April 28, 2014
The goal of this proposal is to build a computer algorithm to aid making reliable prognostics in early stage lung cancer. Lung cancer is typically detected at late stages ad TNM stage III or IV often associated with poor prognosis.
April 14, 2014
2014 INNOVATIVE CANCER RESEARCH PILOT GRANTS AWARDED
Katzen Cancer Board of Directors approves seven Innovative Cancer Research Pilot Grants for a total of $450,000.
These one-year research grants are intended to support: