TS-066773 — The Need Cardiomyopathy, a disease of the heart muscle, poses significant public health challenges due to its diverse causes, symptoms, and potential complications, including heart failure and arrhythmias. With cardiomyopathy often induced by drugs, such as anthracyclines used in chemotherapy, ther…

TS-064186 — The Need: In the culinary realm of fermented foods, there is a critical need to address the presence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in fermented foods. Representing a substantial risk to public health by fostering antibiotic resistance in consumers, awareness and concern around antibiotic-resist…

TS-062440 — The Need: Sickle Cell Trait (SCT) affects a significant portion of the population, posing a pressing public health concern. Lack of awareness and limited access to understandable information about SCT's reproductive implications contribute to health disparities among affected individuals. In-per…

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,…

TS-062231 — The Need: Addressing the Urgent Need for a Safe and Effective SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine for Infants and Children The ongoing pandemic of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has brought about significant economic, emotional, and public health challenges worldwide. The pressing dema…

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…

TS-062211 — The Need: Addressing the Limitations of Current Flu Vaccines Influenza epidemics and pandemics present significant challenges to public health and global economies. Existing flu vaccines are strain-specific, providing limited cross-protective immunity and often lack long-term effectiveness. Additio…

TS-058408 — Freshwater resources around the world are under stress due to naturally occurring events and human impacts, causing an increase in cyanobacteria blooms. These cyanobacteria release harmful toxins, known as cyanotoxins. The proposed USV degrades the toxins on-site with UV light, reducing the accumulation of toxins, preventing groundwater contamination, and improving water quality.

TS-044474 — The Need Foodborne illnesses caused by bacterial pathogens like Campylobacter pose a significant public health concern worldwide, leading to millions of illnesses and thousands of deaths each year. Increasing bacterial resistance to antibiotics is creating an urgent need for new and novel antibioti…

TS-044084 — Trypanosoma cruzi is a protozoan parasite that causes Chagas disease, a PRV-eligible disease that is the leading cause of heart failure in Latin America. Due to migration of infected hosts from endemic regions, Chagas disease is also a growing public health concern in the USA and other migrant des…