Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation

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Nanoengineered Surfaces For Cancer Biomarker Capture

Described herein is cancer biomarker, e.g., a vesicle, capture surface that includes a substrate, a first plurality of nanoparticles attached to the substrate; a plurality of bifunctional tethers, whe...
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Seungpyo Hong, Michael Poellmann | P180105US02

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Novel Small Molecule SIRT6 Activators/Inhibitors

The epigenetic modifier SIRT6 is of the sirtuin class of proteins. In transgenic mice, increased SIRT6 expression lowers LDL and triglyceride levels, improves glucose tolerance and increases mitochond...
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John Denu, Weiping Tang | P160306US01

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Synstatin “SSTNI/V” Disrupts Cancer Growth

Leading UW–Madison oncologists previously showed that the matrix receptor syndecan-1 (Sdc1/CD138) – a matrix receptor highly expressed in multiple myeloma – captures and activates multiple cell ...
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Alan Rapraeger, DeannaLee Beauvais, Oisun Jung | P160224US02

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Inhibiting Metadherin/SND1 Interaction to Treat Cancer

Metadherin (MTDH; also called AEG1 or LYRIC) is a pro-metastasis gene implicated in many types of cancer. The gene is overexpressed in more than 40 percent of primary tumors and is linked to breast ca...
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Yongna Xing, Liling Wan, Yibin Kang, Feng Guo | P140424US02

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Warfarin Promoter

Warfarin is a “first-generation” anticoagulant that has been widely used as a multiple feeding rodenticide for more than 60 years. The prolonged use of warfarin as a rodenticide has, according to ...
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David Lewis, Michael Caldwell | T100001US02

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Increasing Red Blood Cell Production

Maintaining an adequate supply of oxygen to tissue is necessary for survival. The oxygen-carrying capacity of blood is governed by the concentration of red blood cells (erythrocytes). It is critical t...
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Emery Bresnick, Yoon A Kang, Skye McIver | P130326US02

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Treating Iron Overload with Block Copolymers

Iron overload or hemochromatosis is a disease marked by an accumulation of iron in the blood. It typically occurs in subjects (e.g., anemia patients) receiving chronic infusions of red blood cells. Th...
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May Xiong, Zhi Liu, Yan Wang | P140395US02

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Provoking Anti-Tumor Immune Response with Rhamnose

One promising approach to cancer treatment is to leverage the immune system. Specifically, tumors can be ‘tagged’ with foreign antigens that attract the body’s defensive antibodies. The antibodi...
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Laura Kiessling, Rachael Sheridan, Jonathan Hudon | P120290US02

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