Abstract

The HPC provides an intellectual focal point around which to construct multidisciplinary networks of investigators. A common denominator to this diverse research activity is the laboratory-based diagnostic methods which are central to STD research and their integration with population sciences. We therefore propose the establishment of an STD Diagnostic Core within the HPC to facilitate cross-disciplinary collaboration and to support studies of STD-related problems. The STD Core will be built around a Reference Laboratory for Diagnostic Testing, which will provide expertise and service for fee, and will promote information exchange and collaboration through seminars and informal contacts. We anticipate that the STD Diagnostic Core will provide an intellectual focus for STD and HIV research, and will attract new investigators as HPC associates.

  Funding Agency

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development (NICHD)
Type
Center Core Grants (P30)
Project #
3P30HD006268-28S1
Application #
6618232
Study Section
Project Start
2001-07-01
Project End
2003-06-30
Budget Start
Budget End
Support Year
28
Fiscal Year
2002
Total Cost
$191,743
Indirect Cost

  Institution

Name
Johns Hopkins University
Department
Type
DUNS #
045911138
City
Baltimore
State
MD
Country
United States
Zip Code
21218

  Publications

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Beenhakker, Britta; Becker, Stan; Hires, Stephanie et al. (2004) Are partners available for post-abortion contraceptive counseling? A pilot study in a Baltimore City clinic. Contraception 69:419-23
Hanna, William F; Kerr, Candace L; Shaper, Joel H et al. (2004) Lewis X-containing neoglycoproteins mimic the intrinsic ability of zona pellucida glycoprotein ZP3 to induce the acrosome reaction in capacitated mouse sperm. Biol Reprod 71:778-89
Wisniewski, Amy B; Klein, Sabra L; Lakshmanan, Yegappen et al. (2003) Exposure to genistein during gestation and lactation demasculinizes the reproductive system in rats. J Urol 169:1582-6
Charron, Martin; DeCerbo, Joshua N; Wright, William W (2003) A GC-box within the proximal promoter region of the rat cathepsin L gene activates transcription in Sertoli cells of sexually mature rats. Biol Reprod 68:1649-56
Charron, Martin; Folmer, Janet S; Wright, William W (2003) A 3-kilobase region derived from the rat cathepsin L gene directs in vivo expression of a reporter gene in sertoli cells in a manner comparable to that of the endogenous gene. Biol Reprod 68:1641-8

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