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Targeting Telomerase to Treat Ocular Neovascular Disorders
TS-065809 — Therapeutic strategies for treating ocular neovascular disorders by targeting telomerase.
Choroidal neovascularization (CNV) is the principal driver of blindness in neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nvAMD). Abnormal blood vessel growth beneath the macular leads to retinal damage and severe vision loss. Discovering the involvement of VEGF in the underlying mechanisms driving …
- College: College of Medicine (COM)
- Inventors: Kerur, Nagaraj
- Licensing Officer: Schultz, Teri
Treating Diabetes, Obesity, and Cardiovascular Disease by Reprogramming Skin
TS-065789 — Using tissue nano-transfection to reprogram skin cells to treat diabetes, obesity and/or cardiovascular health
The incidence of obesity and diabetes is skyrocketing, leading to chronic inflammatory conditions such as cardiovascular disease, autoimmune diseases, liver diseases, and cancer. Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death across the US and worldwide and affects almost half of all ad…
- College: College of Medicine (COM)
- Inventors: Gallego Perez, Daniel; Higuita Castro, Natalia; Sen, Chandan
- Licensing Officer: Schultz, Teri
Revolutionizing Cancer Immunotherapy with Novel Chimeric B-cell Epitope Peptide Vaccines
TS-065697 — Chimeric B-cell epitope peptide vaccines targeting human PD-L1 and/or CTLA-4 to induce immune response against the PD-1/PD-L1 signaling pathway.
The emergence of immune checkpoint inhibitors revolutionized cancer immunotherapy. Monoclonal antibodies targeting PD-1, PD-L1 and CTLA-4 have shown impressive clinical outcomes.
The Need
Despite their effectiveness, current monoclonal antibody treatments have limitations such as low response ra…
- College: College of Medicine (COM)
- Inventors: Kaumaya, Pravin
- Licensing Officer: Schultz, Teri
Enhancing Antibody Therapies Using a NOD2 Agonist
TS-065320 — Stimulating monocytes with a NOD2 agonist increases effectiveness of monoclonal antibody therapy.
An estimated 20,160 new cases of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and 4,410 deaths were expected in 2022. Current therapies for CLL include the administration of a monoclonal antibody, such as rituximab, an anti-CD20 antibody, to promote clearance of malignant B cells.
The Need
Current therapies…
- College: College of Medicine (COM)
- Inventors: Tridandapani, Susheela; Butchar, Jonathan; Mehta, Payal; Merchand Reyes, Giovanna; Santhanam, Ramasamy
- Licensing Officer: Schultz, Teri
Novel Extracellular Vesicles Loaded with Anti-Inflammatory Agents
TS-065154 — , 2018-345 Revolutionary treatment for ARDS using novel extracellular vesicles loaded with Anti-Inflammatory Agents.
The Need
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) remains a significant healthcare challenge with high mortality rates and long-term morbidity. Despite advancements in supportive care, there’s an urgent need for pharmacologic treatments targeting the molecular mechanisms driving ARDS pathog…
- College: College of Medicine (COM)
- Inventors: Karpurapu, Manjula; Christman, John; Parinandi, Narasimham
- Licensing Officer: Schultz, Teri
Novel STK1-targeted small molecule "antibiotic resistance breaker" compounds
TS-063547 — Novel small molecule STK1 inhibitors that “break” the resistance of bacteria strains to antibiotics.
In today’s healthcare landscape, increasingly highly pathogenic and multidrug-resistant S. aureus (MDRSA) strains are replacing traditional methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) in both community and hospital settings.
The Need
The rise of these resilient multi-drug resistant bacteria has …
- College: College of Medicine (COM)
- Inventors: Pancholi, Vijay
- Licensing Officer: Schultz, Teri
Gene Therapy Compositions for Treating Cardiovascular Diseases
TS-063091 — A gene therapy approach to address the specific needs of failing hearts.
Heart failure affects over 6 million adults in the US and can lead to irreversible damage to the heart.
The Need
In the realm of cardiovascular health and the management of heart-related disorders, there exists a pressing commercial need for a technology that can effectively address the challenge…
- College: College of Medicine (COM)
- Inventors: Lewandowski, E. Douglas; Carley, Andrew
- Licensing Officer: Schultz, Teri
A Breakthrough in Central Nervous System Repair
TS-062739 — Method to program pericytes for axon regeneration and spinal cord injury repair.
In the realm of central nervous system (CNS) repair, a critical need arises for innovative treatments that not only address the physical aspects of injury but also tackle the associated phychopathology. Understanding the cellular processes that occur after spinal cord injury (SCI) that are detrimen…
- College: College of Medicine (COM)
- Inventors: Tedeschi, Andrea
- Licensing Officer: Schultz, Teri
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: Taysavang, Panya
