Patents by Inventor Zahra Kamila Belhocine

Zahra Kamila Belhocine has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20240084292
    Abstract: Methods and systems for sample preparation techniques that allow amplification (e.g., whole genome amplification) and sequencing of chromatin accessible regions of single cells are provided. The methods and systems generally operate by forming or providing partitions (e.g., droplets) including a single biological particle and a single bead comprising a barcoded oligonucleotide. The preparation of barcoded next-generation sequencing libraries prepared from a single cell is facilitated by the transposon-mediated transposition and fragmentation of a target nucleic acid sequence. The methods and systems may be configured to allow the implementation of single-operation or multi-operation chemical and/or biochemical processing within the partitions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Zahra Kamila Belhocine, Geoffrey McDermott, Francesca Meschi, Xinying Zheng
  • Patent number: 11845983
    Abstract: Compositions, methods, and systems are provided for sample preparation techniques and sequencing of macromolecular constituents derived from a cell (i.e., a cell bead) in a multiplexed reaction. Using the compositions, systems, and methods disclosed herein, the association of the macromolecular constituents with the biological particle from which they are derived and the association of the cell bead with the cell bead sample from which they are derived is maintained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: 10X GENOMICS, INC.
    Inventors: Zahra Kamila Belhocine, Andrew D. Price
  • Publication number: 20230377688
    Abstract: Systems and methods for inferring a status of a cell population are provided. Described techniques allow deconvolving a first clonal population comprising a first plurality of cells of a species, wherein nucleic acid sequence reads from each cell in the first plurality of cells are obtained. The nucleic acid sequence reads are mapped into bins representing portions of a reference genome, and a pattern of sequence read counts for each cell across the multiple bins is used to assign a cell to a group, thereby inferring a mitotic status of the cell. The assignment of nucleic acid sequence reads into bins is also be used for segregating cells into classes based on a status of a certain biological marker in each cell. Comparison of sequence read counts for a subset of bins across the cell classes allows evaluating effect of a compound on a cell status.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2023
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Inventors: Michael Schnall-Levin, Rajiv Bharadwaj, Zahra Kamila Belhocine, Andrew D. Price, Yifeng Yin, Vijay Kumar Sreenivasa Gopalan, Zeljko Jovan Dzakula
  • Publication number: 20230340565
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods and systems for sample preparation and/or analysis. Samples may be cells, or may be derived from one or more cells. Sample preparation may comprise conducting one or more reactions on a target. Such reactions may be conducted in one or more partitions. One or more reactions may be performed in one or more successive operations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2023
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Inventors: Zahra Kamila BELHOCINE, Josephine Lee, Francesca MESCHI, Luz MONTESCLAROS, Katherine PFEIFFER, Andrew D. PRICE, Jerald SAPIDA, David SUKOVICH, Tobias Daniel WHEELER, Yifeng YIN
  • Patent number: 11773389
    Abstract: Methods and systems for sample preparation techniques that allow amplification (e.g., whole genome amplification) and sequencing of chromatin accessible regions of single cells are provided. The methods and systems generally operate by forming or providing partitions (e.g., droplets) including a single biological particle and a single bead comprising a barcoded oligonucleotide. The preparation of barcoded next-generation sequencing libraries prepared from a single cell is facilitated by the transposon-mediated transposition and fragmentation of a target nucleic acid sequence. The methods and systems may be configured to allow the implementation of single-operation or multi-operation chemical and/or biochemical processing within the partitions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: 10x Genomics, Inc.
    Inventors: Zahra Kamila Belhocine, Geoffrey McDermott, Francesca Meschi, Xinying Zheng
  • Publication number: 20230236175
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods, systems, and kits for processing nucleic acid molecules. A method may comprise providing a template nucleic acid fragment (e.g., within a cell, cell bead, or cell nucleus) within a partition (e.g., a droplet or well) and subjecting the template nucleic acid fragment to one or more processes including a barcoding process and a single primer extension or amplification process. The processed template nucleic acid fragment may then be recovered from the partition and subjected to further amplification to provide material for subsequent sequencing analysis. The methods provided herein may permit simultaneous processing and analysis of both DNA and RNA molecules originating from the same cell, cell bead, or cell nucleus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2022
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Inventors: Zahra Kamila Belhocine, Jason Bell, Jerald Sapida, Katrina Sullivan-Bibee
  • Publication number: 20230159997
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates in some aspects to methods and compositions for analyzing a target nucleic acid, such as in situ detection of a region of interest in a polynucleotide in a cell or tissue sample. In some aspects, provided herein are circular probes (e.g., dumbbell probes) for analyzing a target nucleic acid, as well as methods comprising an enzymatic treatment to de-circularize unbound or non-specifically bound circular probes. Circular probes specifically bound to target nucleic acids remain intact during and after the enzymatic treatment and can be detected, e.g., via rolling circle amplification (RCA) of the circular probes and detection of the RCA products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2022
    Publication date: May 25, 2023
    Applicant: 10x Genomics, Inc.
    Inventors: Zahra Kamila BELHOCINE, Justin COSTA, Eswar Prasad RAMACHANDRAN IYER
  • Patent number: 11636921
    Abstract: Systems and methods for inferring a status of a cell population are provided. Described techniques allow deconvolving a first clonal population comprising a first plurality of cells of a species, wherein nucleic acid sequence reads from each cell in the first plurality of cells are obtained. The nucleic acid sequence reads are mapped into bins representing portions of a reference genome, and a pattern of sequence read counts for each cell across the multiple bins is used to assign a cell to a group, thereby inferring a mitotic status of the cell. The assignment of nucleic acid sequence reads into bins is also be used for segregating cells into classes based on a status of a certain biological marker in each cell. Comparison of sequence read counts for a subset of bins across the cell classes allows evaluating effect of a compound on a cell status.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: 10X GENOMICS, INC.
    Inventors: Michael Schnall-Levin, Rajiv Bharadwaj, Zahra Kamila Belhocine, Andrew D. Price, Yifeng Yin, Vijay Kumar Sreenivasa Gopalan, Zeljko Jovan Dzakula
  • Patent number: 11584954
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods and systems for sample preparation and/or analysis. Samples may be cells, or may be derived from one or more cells. Sample preparation may comprise conducting one or more reactions on a target. Such reactions may be conducted in one or more partitions. One or more reactions may be performed in one or more successive operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: 10X GENOMICS, INC.
    Inventors: Zahra Kamila Belhocine, Josephine Lee, Francesca Meschi, Luz Montesclaros, Katherine Pfeiffer, Andrew D. Price, Jerald Sapida, David Sukovich, Tobias Daniel Wheeler, Yifeng Yin
  • Patent number: 11584953
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods, systems, and kits for processing nucleic acid molecules. A method may comprise providing a template nucleic acid fragment (e.g., within a cell, cell bead, or cell nucleus) within a partition (e.g., a droplet or well) and subjecting the template nucleic acid fragment to one or more processes including a barcoding process and a single primer extension or amplification process. The processed template nucleic acid fragment may then be recovered from the partition and subjected to further amplification to provide material for subsequent sequencing analysis. The methods provided herein may permit simultaneous processing and analysis of both DNA and RNA molecules originating from the same cell, cell bead, or cell nucleus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: 10X GENOMICS, INC.
    Inventors: Zahra Kamila Belhocine, Jason C. Bell
  • Patent number: 11467153
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods, systems, and kits for processing nucleic acid molecules. A method may comprise providing a template nucleic acid fragment (e.g., within a cell, cell bead, or cell nucleus) within a partition (e.g., a droplet or well) and subjecting the template nucleic acid fragment to one or more processes including a barcoding process and a single primer extension or amplification process. The processed template nucleic acid fragment may then be recovered from the partition and subjected to further amplification to provide material for subsequent sequencing analysis. The methods provided herein may permit simultaneous processing and analysis of both DNA and RNA molecules originating from the same cell, cell bead, or cell nucleus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: 10X GENOMICS, INC.
    Inventors: Zahra Kamila Belhocine, Jason Bell, Jerald Sapida, Katrina Sullivan-Bibee
  • Publication number: 20220259586
    Abstract: Methods and systems for sample preparation techniques that allow amplification (e.g., whole genome amplification) and sequencing of chromatin accessible regions of single cells are provided. The methods and systems generally operate by forming or providing partitions (e.g., droplets) including a single biological particle and a single bead comprising a barcoded oligonucleotide. The preparation of barcoded next-generation sequencing libraries prepared from a single cell is facilitated by the transposon-mediated transposition and fragmentation of a target nucleic acid sequence. The methods and systems may be configured to allow the implementation of single-operation or multi-operation chemical and/or biochemical processing within the partitions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2021
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Inventors: Zahra Kamila Belhocine, Geoffrey McDermott, Francesca Meschi, Xinying Zheng
  • Patent number: 11414688
    Abstract: This disclosure provides methods for preparing a sequencing library including the steps of providing a template nucleic acid sequence, dNTPs, dUTP, a primer, a polymerase, a dUTP excising enzyme, and a plurality of beads including oligonucleotide adapter sequence segments; amplifying the template nucleic acid with the polymerase, dNTPs, dUTP and random hexamer to provide a complementary nucleic acid sequence including occasional dUTPs; and excising the incorporated dUTPs with the dUTP excising enzyme to provide nicks in the complementary nucleic acid sequence to provide a sequencing library.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: 10X GENOMICS, INC.
    Inventors: Paul Hardenbol, Pranav Patel, Benjamin Hindson, Paul William Wyatt, Keith Bjornson, Indira Wu, Zahra Kamila Belhocine
  • Publication number: 20220195420
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for sample preparation techniques and sequencing of macromolecular constituents of cells and other biological materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2021
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: Zahra Kamila Belhocine, Rajiv Bharadwaj, Christopher Hindson, Michael Schnall-Levin, Bill Kengli Lin, Anthony Makarewicz, Pranav Patel, Katherine Pfeiffer, Andrew D. Price, Mohammad Rahimi Lenji, Tobias Daniel Wheeler, Yifeng Yin
  • Publication number: 20220170075
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods, compositions, and systems for transposon loading. Transposons are loaded with nucleic acid molecules, allowing for transposition reactions of cellular nucleic acids. The present invention may improve transposon loading, yield of productive fragments, while minimizing potential nucleic acid fragment loss or cross-contamination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2021
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Inventors: Zahra Kamila Belhocine, Jason Bell
  • Publication number: 20220162671
    Abstract: Methods, kit, systems, and compositions for processing nucleic acids and barcoding nucleic acids are disclosed. The methods and systems generally may comprise the presence of a support comprising nucleic acid barcode molecules which may be used to interact with nucleic acids to generate barcoded nucleic acid molecules. The support may have a plurality of nucleic acid barcode molecules that are able to barcode multiple analytes. This may allow the identification of multiple types of analytes and correlating the analytes as originating from a same biological particle. A splint and primer nucleic acids may also be used to generate barcoded nucleic acids. The methods and systems can be applied to a variety of biological samples and can analyze different nucleic acids, proteins, or other macromolecules of the biological samples.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2021
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Inventors: Katherine Pfeiffer, Zahra Kamila Belhocine
  • Publication number: 20220025435
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods and systems of nucleic acid analysis. A method of enriching nucleic acids comprising barcode sequences may comprise subjecting the nucleic acid molecules to conditions sufficient to purify and/or amplify a barcoded nucleic acid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2021
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Inventors: Zahra Kamila Belhocine, Katherine Pfeiffer, Eswar Prasad Ramachandran Iyer, Katrina Sullivan-Bibee
  • Patent number: 11198866
    Abstract: Methods and systems for sample preparation techniques that allow amplification (e.g., whole genome amplification) and sequencing of chromatin accessible regions of single cells are provided. The methods and systems generally operate by forming or providing partitions (e.g., droplets) including a single biological particle and a single bead comprising a barcoded oligonucleotide. The preparation of barcoded next-generation sequencing libraries prepared from a single cell is facilitated by the transposon-mediated transposition and fragmentation of a target nucleic acid sequence. The methods and systems may be configured to allow the implementation of single-operation or multi-operation chemical and/or biochemical processing within the partitions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: 10X GENOMICS, INC.
    Inventors: Zahra Kamila Belhocine, Geoffrey McDermott, Francesca Meschi, Xinying Zheng
  • Patent number: 11193122
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for sample preparation techniques and sequencing of macromolecular constituents of cells and other biological materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: 10X GENOMICS, INC.
    Inventors: Zahra Kamila Belhocine, Rajiv Bharadwaj, Christopher Hindson, Michael Schnall-Levin, Bill Kengli Lin, Anthony Makarewicz, Pranav Patel, Andrew D. Price, Mohammad Rahimi Lenji, Tobias Daniel Wheeler, Yifeng Yin
  • Publication number: 20210372998
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides compositions, methods, systems, and devices for polynucleotide processing and antigen screening. Polynucleotide processing may be useful for a variety of applications. Antigen screening may comprise the use of one or more engineered cells. Engineered cells may be useful for characterizing one or more analytes including, for example, a polypeptide antigen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Zahra Kamila Belhocine, Jason Bell, Zachary Bent, Rajiv Bharadwaj, Christopher Hindson, Mohammad Rahimi Lenji, Bill Kengli Lin, Anthony Makarewicz, Geoffrey McDermott, Elliott Meer, Francesca Meschi, Tarjei Sigurd Mikkelsen, Christopher Joachim O'Keeffe, Katherine Pfeiffer, Andrew D. Price, Paul Ryvkin, Michael Schnall-Levin, Sarah Taylor, Jessica Michele Terry, Tobias Daniel Wheeler, Yifeng Yin, Xinying Zheng, Solongo Batjargal Ziraldo, Eswar Prasad Ramachandran Iyer, Luigi Jhon Alvarado Martinez