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This technology includes a repository of unique Enterobacteriaceae isolates for various therapeutic and diagnostic uses:

Enterobacter cloacae (Known Acquired Resistance: NDM-1) – Strain 0038

Klebsiella pneumoniae (Known Acquired Resistance: CTX-M-14) – Strain 0079

Citrobacter freundii (Known Acquired Resistance: KPC-2) – Strain 0116

Escherichia coli (Known Acquired Resistance: NDM-1) – Strain 0118

Klebsiella pneumoniae (Known Acquired Resistance: NDM-1) – Strain 0148

Escherichia coli (Known Acquired Resistance: NDM-5) – Strain 0150

This technology includes therapeutics for Gulf War Illness (GWI). (GWI) patient symptoms, clinical laboratory tests and computational analyses of results from genomic, immunological, autonomic and endocrine changes in animal models therapeutic target were narrowed down to tumor necrosis factor (TNF) and Glucocorticoid receptor for a carefully timed “two hit” treatment model, manipulating cytokine mediated inflammation and the HPA axis.

This technology includes Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates collected through CDC’s Global Strain Bank project with particular serotypes. They were collected as part of routine clinical and surveillance activities and have a wide variety of uses including research, diagnostic, and the development of therapeutics.

This technology includes a new reverse genetics-based approach that generates Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus (CCHF) viral replicon particles (CCHF VRPs) to be developed into a vaccine for CCHFV. With mortality rates as high as 80% and with no FDA-approved vaccines or therapeutics, CCHFV is considered a dangerous emerging human pathogen. Unlike transcriptionally competent virus like particles (tc-VLPs), that only include CCHFV virus proteins and minigenome RNA, VRPs undergo one full round of replication closely mimicking authentic viral replication.

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The National Cancer Institute (NCI) seeks licensees to further develop novel exonuclease VII (ExoVII) inhibitors as antibiotic adjuvants for enhancing the efficacy of quinolone antibiotics, particularly in quinolone-resistant bacterial infection.   

This technology includes a novel minigenome assay for arenaviruses that allows for high-throughput screening (HTS) of potential antiviral compounds. To complement to minigenome assay, we have also developed a technique to generate recombinant arenaviruses expressing a reporter protein to allow to HTS of antiviral compounds at BSL-4. This allows for confirmation of potential hits identified by the initial minigenome screen. Human infections with some Arenaviruses such as Lassa (LASV) and Junin (JUNV) virus can result in viral hemorrhagic fever (VHF) disease.

This technology includes an updated North American Lineage H7 (N.A H7) real-time RT-PCR assay is designed for specific detection and characterization of North American lineage of A/H7 influenza viruses. Since 1995, poultry infection with N.A lineage influenza A/H7 viruses has been greatly increasing. The outbreaks of N.A A/H7 viruses in poultry as well as wild birds occurred many times in Canada, Mexico and USA; meanwhile a number of human infection caused by N.A A/H7 viruses have been confirmed following exposure to infected poultry.

This technology includes combinations of currently approved antiretrovirals (ARVs) which could allow for simpler dosing regimens that improve adherence to HIV prevention strategies. Event-Driven PrEP (ED-PrEP) with 2 oral doses of tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF)/emtricitabine (FTC) taken 2-24 hours before sex, a 3rd dose 24 hours after sex, and a 4th dose 48 hours after sex (2+1+1) is considered as a PrEP option by the World Health Organization for men who have sex with men (MSM). Recommended post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) regimens require 28 days of daily oral dosing.

This technology includes an isolate of the yeast species Candida auris to be used in the development of diagnostic tools or anti-fungal for therapeutic use.

This technology includes a cell line of Adult T-cell Leukemia (ATL) which contains a full-length copy of the HTLV-I genome and dually expressed CD4 and CD8, which can be used for developing therapeutics against HIV and other diseases which may involve interaction with dual-positive T-cells. This cell line can also be used to study the regulation of various cellular genes by HTLV-I since it contains a single integrated copy of the virus expressing all of the viral gene products.