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Presenting Author(s)

Organization

 Automated & Easily Reconfigurable Isolation of Genomic Regions for Next-Generation Sequencing

Johannes Dapprich

Generation Biotech, LLC

 Bioinformatics Pipeline to Analyze Massive Parallel Sequencing Data

Francisco Agosto-Perez

The Wistar Institute

 Biomarker Prospecting in the Low Abundance Proteome

Matthew Kuruc

ProFACT Proteomics

 Biomarkers in the CSF Detect Ongoing, Intra-Operative Spinal Cord or Brain Ischemia and Can Therefore Prevent Paralysis

James G. Hecker, Ph.D., M.D.

University of Pennsylvania

 Carbon-based Nanoprobes and their Applications to Cell Physiology (WINNER)

Michael Schrlau and Haim Bau

University of Pennsylvania

 Development of Small Molecule Proteasome Inhibitors Using Caenorhabditis elegan

Michela Fiaschi and Erica Tabakin

The College of New Jersey

 Facile Synthesis of Multifunctional Magnetic Nanoparticles for Drug Delivery, Targeting, and Imaging (WINNER)

Robert K. Prud'homme

Princeton University

 A Fluorescent Method to Detect Oxidized Protein Thiols in Fixed Cells and Tissues

Pier-Giorgio Mastroberardino, Ph.D.

University of Pittsburgh

 A Generalized Approach for the Preparation of Fluorescent Nanoparticles via Flash NanoPrecipitation (FNP)

Mustafa Akbulut and Robert K. Prud'homme

Princeton University

 Multifunctional Cellular Nanoprobes

Elina Vitol

Drexel University

 Novel Biosensors for Live-Cell Imaging of Insulin

Peter Drain, Ph.D.

University of Pittsburgh

 Novel Mouse Models to Evaluate New Therapies Against Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C Viruses

Mark Feitelson and Alla Arzumanyan

Temple University

 Novel Multifunctional Graft Copolymers Augment Oligonucelotide Delivery

Charles M. Roth, Ph.D.

Rutgers, The State University of NJ

 Self-Tonometer for Glaucoma Patients that takes Rapid and Gentle IOP Measurements (WINNER)

Stephanie Milczarski

New Jersey Institute of Technology

 Stem Cell Derived Neurons in Drug Discovery

Morag Nelson

Scottish Biomedical

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Presenting Author(s)

Organization

 Advances in Tissue Protection Technologies (WINNER)

Edwin K. Jackson, Ph.D.

University of Pittsburgh

 Single Gene Intervention in Adipogenesis Reverts Obesity Associated Hepatocellular Carcinoma: New Therapeutic Targets

Hena Ashar, Ph.D. and Roland Chouinard, Ph.D.

HMGene, Inc.

 Centrality of Wnt Signaling to the Pathogenesis of Hepatitis B Virus

Mark Feitelson or Alla Arzumanyan

Temple University

 Design of Novel Concatameric Cationic Heparin-binding Peptides to Control Bleeding Caused by Heparin or Low Molecular Weight Heparin Anticoagulation (WINNER)

Barbara P. Schick

Thomas Jefferson University

 FSTL-1 as a Treatment for Inflammation

David Wilson, M.S.

University of Pittsburgh

 Introducing Enteric Dialysis

Natarajan Ranganathan, Ph.D.

Kibow Biotech, Inc.

 Modulation of Kv4.3 Channels by KChIP1 Subunits

Yan Yan

University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey

 Nanoporous Carbon as Biological Enterosorbent and Adsorbent for Hemoperfusion

Ranjan Dash

Y-Carbon, Inc.

 Novel Hair Follicle-Derived Autologous Neural Crest Stem Cells

Xiaowei (George) Xu, M.D., Ph.D.

University of Pennsylvania

 A Pharmacologically Improved Agonist of the Leptin Receptor for Metabolic Diseases

Dr. Lazlo Otvos

PepThera, LLC

 Widespread Distribution and Expression in Brain and Spinal Cord after Non-viral Gene Delivery

James G. Hecker, Ph.D., M.D.

University of Pennsylvania

 Rationally-Designed, Engineered Molecular Targeting Agents

Gregory P. Adams, Matthew K. Robinson, and Roland Dunbrack

Fox Chase Cancer Center

 Targeting Autophagy: A Unique Approach to Specifically Prevent Adipocyte Maturation and to Promote Adiopocyte Death (WINNER)

Shengkan "Victor" Jin, Ph.D.

University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey

 Targeting Recombiant Fusion Anti-Thrombotic and Anti-Inflammatory Prodrugs in the Vasculature

Vladamir Muzykantov

University of Pennsylvania

 The Bfl1 Amphipathic Tail-anchoring Peptide (ATAP) as a Therapeutic Agent to Induce Apoptosis in Cancer Cells

Noah Weisleder, Ph.D.

University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey

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Presenting Author(s)

Organization

 Alternate Quaternary Structure Assemblies (MORPHEEINS) - A New Approach to Drug Discovery

Eileen K. Jaffe

Fox Chase Cancer Center

 Causal Inference Methods for Randomized Trials with Noncompliance

David Lewin

University of Pennsylvania

 Composite Nanoparticles for Photodynamic Cancer Therapy

Stephanie Budijono and Robert Prud'homme

Princeton University

 Functional Genomics Strategy to Optimize Anti-EGFR Cancer Therapy

Ilya Serebriiskii

Fox Chase Cancer Center

 A 24 Gene Signature from Peripheral Blood Distingushes Early-Stage Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer from Smoking Controls with 87% Accuracy (WINNER)

Michael Showe

The Wistar Institute

 Multi-modal, Multi-scale, Multi-functional Computer Aided Detection (CAD) Systems for Breast and Prostate Cancer

James Monaco, Gaoyu Xiao

Rutgers University

 Novel Biomarkers of Inflammation

Wen-Liang Song

University of Pennsylvania

 Novel Compounds and Analogs for Cancer Treatment

Constantinos Koumenis, Ph.D.

University of Pennsylvania

 A Novel, High-Payload Radiolabel for Radioimmunotherapy of Cancer

Brian W. Smith, Ph.D., M.B.A.

Solixia Inc.

 Novel Therapeutic Vaccines against Cancer and Infectious Agents

Pawel Kalinski, M.D., Ph.D.

University of Pittsburgh

 A PCR-Based Method of High Throughput miRNA Profiling Using Patient Blood Allows Reliable Detection of Mature miRNA Species

Elena Nikonova

The Wistar Institute

 Phase III Open-Label Study of Topical Nitroglycerin, MQX-503, in the Treatment and Prevention of Raynaud's Phenomenon

Vivien Hsu, M.D.

University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey

 Rapid, Automated Method for Measuring V/Q Distributions (WINNER)

James E. Baumgardner, M.D., Ph.D.

Oscillogy LLC

 Small Molecule Inhibitors of MicroRNA miR-21 Function

Qihong Huang, Ph.D.

The Wistar Institute

 HPT-2 U-Strip Transdermal Insulin Trial (WINNER)

Bruce K. Redding, Jr.

Encapsulation Systems, Inc.