Peek and Treat Approach to Diagnosis, Treatment and Monitoring of AD

Funding year(s): 
2010
Funding to date: 
$40,000

The objective of this project is to develop a nanotechnology platform that can simultaneously be used to diagnose and treat Alzheimer's. The work will explore how to develop multifunctional nanocarriers that contain both an imaging agent and a therpeutic agent and also will improve the binding capabilities of the nanocarrier allowing regulation of the release of therapeutic molecules to amyloid lesions.

Researchers

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Robert H. Graham Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Texas School of Health Information Sciences

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Assistant Professor of Pharmacology, Department of Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Houston College of Pharmacy