After months of meticulous review we have narrowed down the field
of applicants for our Biomarker Discovery Grants to a select few.
The competition was quite fierce.
The chosen candidates best illustrated a clear plan that set
optimistic yet reachable goals which we feel demonstrated not only
significant scientific potential in future biomarker discovery but
also aligned with RayBiotech's pioneering vision.
Traditional methods employing mass spectrometry and 2D gel
electrophoresis are prohibitively expensive for most researchers,
requiring hundreds of thousands of dollars and many years of
research.
Antibody-based screening can accelerate biomarker discovery.
Using RayBiotech's antibody arrays with high-quality,
well-characterized samples and a well-constructed research plan and
can identify putative biomarker candidates suitable for validation
at a fraction of the cost.
A complete list of winners is listed below.
We want to thank all of our applicants for making this grant
program a success, and we wish you the best of success in your
research.
Ray (Ruopan) Huang, MD PhD
| Primary
Applicant |
Institution |
Country |
Research
Proposal |
| Annette Thomas Hastie, PhD |
Wake
Forest University |
USA |
Identify
systemic inflammatory biomarkers for asthma and obesity |
| Bruce McManus, MD, PhD, FRSC,
FCAHS/Christoph Borchers, PhD/Anson Cheung, MD/Scott Tebbutt,
PhD/Raymond Ng, PhD |
University
of British Columbia - St. Paul's Hospital |
Canada |
To
identify diagnostic markers of patient response to treatment
of acute heart failure |
| Carrie Kitko, M.D./Sophie
Paczesny, M.D. PhD. |
University
of Michigan |
USA |
Identify
plasma biomarkers for chronic GVHD diagnosis |
| Doug Feinstein, PhD/ Anne
Boullerne |
University
of Illinois, Chicago |
USA |
Discovery
of serum biomarkers in Multiple Scerosis (MS) patients |
| Gary Guishan Xiao, PhD |
Creighton
University |
USA |
Identify
novel protein biomarkers that may be used for estimating the
risk of fractures in patients with Osteoporosis |
Gee Wan (Oscar) Wong/Annie Nga
Yin CHEUNG/Hextan Yuen Sheung NGAN
|
The
University of Hong Kong |
China
(Hong Kong) |
To
identify adipokines associated with high risk of endometrial
cancers by adipokine array |
| Hideaki
Ijichi M.D., Ph.D. |
University
of Tokyo, Graduate School of Medicine |
Japan |
Discover
novel biomarkers for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) |
| Jason (Zhe-Sheng) Chen, M.D.,
Ph. D./ Amit Kumar Tiwari |
St.
John’s University |
USA |
Identify
biomarkers of resistance or response to anti-EGFR therapy of
cancers |
| Jian Wu, PhD/Tang Qian,
Ph.D./Chen Yanming, M.D./Wang Ping, Ph.D./Liang Huanyou B.D |
Sun
Yat-Sen University |
China |
To
identify GCF biomarkers biomarkers with respect to the
interaction between diabetes and periodontal disease. |
| Joanna Pera/Dr Agnieszka Slowik/Dr
Tomasz Dziedzic |
Jagiellonian
University Medical College |
Poland |
To
find biomarkers related to hematoma size in primary
intracerebral hemorrhage patients as well as those related
with neurological status and short-term outcome. |
| Matthew J. Huentelman,
Ph.D./Jason J. Corneveaux, B.S/April Allen, B.S |
The
Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) |
USA |
Identify
proteins associated with autism |
| Mei-Zhen Cui, PhD/ Feng Hao, MD,
PhD/Dr. Feng Hao, M.D. PhD |
U.
Tenn, College of Veterinary Medicine |
USA |
To
determine the expression levels of signaling proteins in the
blood of ischemic stroke patients |
| Miloslav Kverka,
M.D. PhD. |
Academy
of Sciences of the Czech Republic |
Czech
Republic |
Identify
plasma biomarkers for chronic GVHD diagnosis |
| Oi Lian Kon |
National
Cancer Centre |
Republic
of Singapore |
Identify
the role of protein kinases in gastric cancer by first
documenting the repertoire of abnormal kinase
activity/activities (i.e. either gain or loss of function) in
a series of gastric cancers |
| Olga Vitek, PhD |
Purdue
University |
USA |
Statistical
validation of the G-Series for biomarker
screening, and development of an open-source software package
for statistical analysis of RayBiotech array results |
| Pietro Ghezzi/ Dr. Lucas Bowler, |
Brighton
& Sussex Medical School |
UK |
Examine
the redox state of proteins and cytokines specifically
involved in inflammation and immunity by detection of
glutathione-modified proteins using RayBiotech antibody
arrays |
| Steven J. Ackerman, Ph.D./Dr.
Glenn T. Furuta, M.D/Dr. Amir F. Kagalwalla, M.D |
The
University of Illinois at Chicago, College of Medicine |
USA |
To
identify novel diagnostic biomarkers and mechanistic insights
into the pathogenesis of Eosinophilic oesophagitis (EoE) |
Weimin Yang, PhD/ Prof Yang
Dongzi,
MD
|
1st
affiliated hospital of Sun yat-sen university |
China |
Biomarker
discovery related to Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) |
