Degrader Molecules for hRpn13Pru, PCLAF, RRM2 and Other KEN Box-containing Proteins
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The National Cancer Institute (NCI) seeks research co-development partners and/or licensees for three small molecules that target hRpn13, an overexpressed protein in certain cancers.
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Reverse Thiazine Kinase Inhibitors
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The National Cancer Institute (NCI) seeks research co-development partners and/or licensees for a class of novel aplithianine-derived small molecule analogs that compete with ATP for binding on a range of clinically relevant kinases including:
TYROSINASE Gene Therapy for Oculocutaneous Albinism type 1A
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The National Eye Institute seeks research co-development partners and/or licensees for an adeno-associated viral gene therapy for Oculocutaneous Albinism type 1A.
A Wearable Device for Monitoring Pregnancy Health
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The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) seeks research co-development partners and/or licensees for clinical validation and to further develop the technology.
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Directed Acetylation of Cytidine in Cellular mRNA through Engineered snoRNA Adapters for the Treatment of Haploinsufficiencies
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The National Cancer Institute (NCI) seeks research co-development partners and/or licensees for engineered chimeric snoRNA guides that recruit NAT10 to a specific target and cause directed acetylation of the target. They could be used to treat haploinsufficiency-associated disorders or diseases.
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Combined RNA and DNA Vaccination Strategy for Improving the Vaccine Immune Response
The development of an effective HIV vaccine has been ongoing. HIV sequence diversity and immunodominance are major obstacles in the design of an effective vaccine. Researchers at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) developed a novel vaccine strategy combining both DNA and mRNA vaccination to induce an effective immune response. This combination strategy could also be used to develop vaccines against cancer or other infectious diseases (ex. SARS-CoV-2).
Methods of Predicting Patient Treatment Response and Resistance via Single-Cell Transcriptomics of Their Tumors
Tailoring the best treatments to cancer patients remains a highly important endeavor in the oncology field. However, personalized treatment courses are challenging to determine, and technologies or methods that can successfully be employed for precision oncology are lacking.
Novel Human Islet Amyloid Polypeptides as Alzheimer’s Disease Biomarkers and Inhibitors of Amyloid Formation
Over 34 million Americans are living with diabetes. An estimated 6.5 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and type 2 diabetes mellites (T2DM). Amyloidosis due to aggregation of amyloid-β is key pathogenic event in AD, whereas aggregation of mature islet amyloid polypeptide (IAPP37) in human islet leads to β-cell dysfunction. A hallmark feature of T2DM is the accumulation of islet amyloid polypeptide fibrils in pancreatic islets. Such accumulations form amyloid plaques and cause apoptosis of -cells of islets.
T Cell Receptor Targeting CD22 for the Treatment of Lymphomas and Leukemias
CD22 is a protein expressed by normal B cells and B-lymphoid malignancies. Its limited tissue expression pattern makes it a safe antigen for targeted therapies, such as T-cell Receptor (TCR)-T cell therapy. CD22-targeting therapies already on the market, mainly antibody-immunotoxin conjugates and chimeric antigen receptors (CAR)-T cells, have limitations such as resistance to treatment and/or side effects. Resistance mechanisms to the current CD22 therapies involve loss or modulation of target antigen on the cell surface.