Breaking the Cycle of Ehrlichiosis: A Novel RipE-Based Vaccine and Detection Platform
TS-072613 — A novel vaccine and diagnostic platform targeting the conserved Ehrlichia virulence factor RipE offers the first pan-Ehrlichia solution for preventing and detecting tick-borne ehrlichiosis in humans and animals.
Tick-borne ehrlichiosis cases continue to rise globally, yet no licensed human vaccine exists and current diagnostic tools remain limited. Existing approaches struggle due to the pathogen’s antigenic variability, intracellular lifecycle, and lack of classical surface PAMPs, hindering effecti…
- College: College of Veterinary Medicine
- Inventors: Rikihisa, Yasuko
- Licensing Officer: Dahlman, Jason "Jay"
Advancing Canine Lung Cancer Care: Precision Diagnostics and Targeted Therapies
TS-065859 — FIELD: Revolutionizing Canine Lung Cancer Treatment
The Need: Lung cancer in canines poses significant clinical challenges, mirroring the complexities of human lung cancer in non-smokers. With limited standard treatments beyond surgery, there's an urgent demand for advanced methods to assess, c…
- College: College of Veterinary Medicine
- Inventors: Lorch, Gwendolen
- Licensing Officer: Dahlman, Jason "Jay"
Underwater Zooplankton Enhancing Light Array (UZELA); A Novel Device for Stimulating Nutritional Therapy in Corals
TS-062571 —
The Need
Coral reefs are declining at an alarming rate. When temperatures increase by as little as 1-2 °C above their normal thermal maximum for as little as ten days, corals become stressed, lose their endosymbiotic algae, and turn white – hence the term bleaching. When bleached, corals…
- College: College of Arts & Sciences
- Inventors: Grottoli, Andrea; Dixon, Shannon; Hulver, Ann Marie; Jackson, Eric; Shea, Ryan; Steck, James
- Licensing Officer: Panic, Ana
Addressing Tick-Borne Diseases with Advanced Therapeutic Interventions
TS-062227 — he Need:
Tick-borne diseases, especially Human Monocytic Ehrlichiosis (HME), have become a significant public health concern in the United States due to their prevalence, life-threatening nature, and lack of effective treatment options. Current therapies are limited to the broad-spectrum antibiotic…
- College: College of Veterinary Medicine
- Inventors: Rikihisa, Yasuko; Zhang, Wenqing
- Licensing Officer: Dahlman, Jason "Jay"
Raman spectroscopy for detection of clinical and subclinical mastitis
TS-052242 —
Mastitis is the both the most common and most expensive disease in the dairy industry. When it occurs in dairy cows, mastitis leads to deterioration in milk production and quality that causes a decrease in profitability. Therefore, early detection of bacterial infection in the udders is imperative…
- College: College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences (CFAES)
- Inventors: Enger, Benjamin
- Licensing Officer: Dahlman, Jason "Jay"
Operating table for small animals
TS-041787 — The design for this operating table is maximized to allow optimal head positioning and gas anesthesia during ophthalmic surgary or imaging procedures.
Small animals may require surgery or imaging for research purposes. A major barrier to ocular surgery in many species, especially birds, is that the conventional operating surfaces do not provide adequate support for the position of the head and delivery of gas anesthetic.
The small animal labo…
- College: College of Medicine (COM)
- Inventors: Cebulla, Colleen; Kim, Bongsu
- Licensing Officer: Willson, Christopher