by | Jan 12, 2021 | Amarasinghe, Gaya
— Ebola viral protein 30 (eVP30) plays a critical role in transcription initiation for viral RNA synthesis. These materials could be used to test for Ebola virus infection.
Publication: Xu, W., Luthra, P., Wu, C., Batra, J., Leung, D. W., Basler, C. F., & Amarasinghe, G. K. (2017). Ebola virus VP…
by | Jan 5, 2021 | Feng, Jing, Hu, Hongzhen, Luo, Jialie, Yang, Pu
— Technology Description:
A team of researchers, led by Hongzhen Hu, at Washington University in St. Louis has developed a method of treating hair loss and alopecia by intradermal injection targeting TRPV4 activation. Using a small molecule TRPV4 agonist, a single intradermal injection is sufficient…
by | Nov 16, 2020 | Buchser, William, Lalli, Matthew, Milbrandt, Jeffrey, Mitra, Robi
— Technology Description
A team of Washington University researchers has developed a low-cost molecular diagnostics kit and reader that could provide rapid, widespread screening and surveillance for SARS-CoV-2 and other infections. This technology utilizes a reverse-transcription loop-mediated isot…
by | Sep 21, 2020 | Pakrasi, Himadri
— Cyanobacterial strains, including one with the highest productivity of sucrose in cyanobacteria to date.
Lin, P. C., Zhang, F., & Pakrasi, H. B. (2020). Enhanced production of sucrose in the fast-growing cyanobacterium Synechococcus elongatus UTEX 2973. Scientific reports, 10(1), 1-8.
by | Sep 21, 2020 | Bloyet, Louis-Marie, Whelan, Sean
— This VSV-SARS1 chimeric virus is a biosafety level 2 reporter of SARS COV 1 infection. It could be used to study shared mechanisms of neutralization by antibodies, selection of escape mutants and studies of viral entry.