Immune Based Neuroprotective & Neuroregenerative Therapies
TS-062688 — Conditioned neutrophils and cell therapy vectors for nerve regeneration
The Need
Neurological disorders arising from central nervous system (CNS) injuries and diseases pose significant challenges to quality of life. The limited capacity of CNS neurons to regenerate and the lack of effective therapies for conditions like glaucoma, optic nerve injury, and spinal cord inj…
- College: College of Medicine (COM)
- Inventors: Segal, Benjamin; Jerome, Andrew; Liu, Tom; Sas, Andrew
- Licensing Officer: Bhatti, Hamid
E-Cadherin-based Oncolytic Viral Cancer for Glioblastoma
TS-062682 — Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most common malignant brain tumor accounting for 47.7% of all brain cancers. Unfortunately, treatments are limited, and survival is poor, with approximately 40% living the first-year post-diagnosis and 17% in the second year.
The Need
Oncolytic viruses (OVs) are a prom…
- College: College of Medicine (COM)
- Inventors: Yu, Jianhua; Caligiuri, Michael; Xu, Bo
- Licensing Officer: Bhatti, Hamid
A novel VSV-based vaccine platform for Zika virus
TS-062261 — The Need: Addressing the Zika Virus Outbreak
The Zika virus outbreak, which started in South America and quickly became a global public health issue, has led to severe neurological disorders, birth defects, and other health complications in affected populations. Despite efforts to combat the virus,…
- College: College of Medicine (COM)
- Inventors: Peeples, Mark; Li, Jianrong
- Licensing Officer: Bhatti, Hamid
Novel peptides for the treatment of type 1 and 2 diabetes and their neurological complications
TS-037747 —
A novel peptide therapeutic AAC2 comprising amino acids with a coumarin-modified side chain that improves glucose control and reduces neurological decline and anxiety through activation of the insulin-insensitive glucose transporter 1 (GLUT1).
A national study done in 2016 on US adults with diabetes estimated that 0.5% of the population was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes (T1D) (~1.6 million) and 8.5% was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes (T2D) (~27 million). Globally there are ~415 million adults living with diabetes in 2015, with a projec…
- College: College of Education & Human Ecology
- Inventors: Ziouzenkova, Ouliana; Parquette, Jonathan
- Licensing Officer: Bhatti, Hamid