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Project Wound oxygenation is a key determinant of the outcome of healing, because oxygen is crucial to the healing process and for resistance to infection. With our project, we hope to promote angiogenesis in chronic wounds by elevating the production of growth factors such as fibroblast growth factor (FGF), vascular endothelial growth factor (VGF), and keratinocyte growth factor (KGF). Our machine is activated at an oxygen threshold below 2%, allowing for transcription of the FGF gene and production of the growth factor in response to conditions of near-anoxia. This oxygen-sensing device is part of an array of growing applications targeted towards the promotion of angiogenesis as a means of wound healing in patients with severe, untreatable wounds. |
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Background Established in 1985, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology is the result of a partnership of businesses and schools created to improve education in science, mathematics, and technology. Representatives from business and industry and staff of the Fairfax County Public Schools worked together in curriculum and facilities development for the school. In recent years, local business leaders and Jefferson parents have formed the Jefferson Partnership Fund to help raise money to maintain and equip labs and classrooms in the school. As the Governor's School for Science and Technology in Northern Virginia, the school is also supported by the Virginia Department of Education. In addition to providing a specialized education for selected students in Fairfax County, Jefferson also serves other school districts including Arlington, Loudoun, and Prince William counties as well as the cities of Fairfax and Falls Church. |
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