Browsing by Author "Anahtar, Melis"
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The Contribution of Cervicovaginal Microbiota and Hormonal Contraceptives to Genital Inflammation and HIV Acquisition Risk
Anahtar, Melis Nuray (2015-05-17)The HIV epidemic persists in many parts of the world, with the majority of new infections occurring through the female genital tract (FGT). The permissiveness of the genital mucosa to HIV is modulated by the integrity of ... -
Efficient Nucleic Acid Extraction and 16S rRNA Gene Sequencing for Bacterial Community Characterization
Anahtar, Melis N.; Bowman, Brittany A.; Kwon, Douglas S. (MyJove Corporation, 2016)There is a growing appreciation for the role of microbial communities as critical modulators of human health and disease. High throughput sequencing technologies have allowed for the rapid and efficient characterization ... -
Rapid and Comprehensive Bacterial Identification and Antimicrobial Resistance Determination Using Microfluidic Enrichment and Whole-Genome Sequencing
Anahtar, Melis N. (2017-05-12)Sepsis and other severe bacterial infections affect over 750,000 Americans annually, resulting in a 28% mortality rate and $16 billion in health care costs due to delays in proper diagnosis. The current gold-standard method ... -
Silicon Nanoparticles as Hyperpolarized Magnetic Resonance Imaging Agents
Aptekar, Jacob W.; Cassidy, Maja Clare; Johnson, Alexander C.; Barton, Robert A.; Lee, Menyoung; Ogier, Alexander C.; Vo, Chinh; Anahtar, Melis Nuray; Yin, Ren; Bhatia, Sangeeta; Ramanathan, Chandrasekhar; Cory, David G.; Hill, Alison Lynn; Mair, Ross W.; Rosen, Matthew Scot; Walsworth, Ronald L.; Marcus, Charles Masamed (American Chemical Society, 2009)Magnetic resonance imaging of hyperpolarized nuclei provides high image contrast with little or no background signal. To date, in vivo applications of prehyperpolarized materials have been limited by relatively short nuclear ...