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Fungal infections constitute a major threat to an ever expanding spectrum of immune- and medically-compromised patients. The opportunistic pathogenic fungi Candida spp.. Aspergillus spp. and Cryptococcus neoformans are among the most common etiologic agents of mycoses; but infections caused by other yeasts and moulds are on the rise as advances in modern medicine prolongs lives resulting in increasingly susceptible and vulnerable patients. However. fungi have recently been referred to as the ???hidden killers/the neglected epidemic???

The University of Texas at San Antonio
Lopez-Ribot, Jose

This project aims to develop a new stem cell-based therapy for non-healing diabetic ulcers using a full-thickness skin defect animal model of type 2 diabetes. Bioactive cell sheets based on electrochemically aligned collagen matrix combined with ADSCs will be used to treat chronic, non-healing wounds.

Southwest Research Institute
Xingguo Cheng; Robert J. Christy; Denis Feliers