Patents Assigned to President and Fellows of Harvard College
  • Patent number: 11827910
    Abstract: Methods, systems, compositions and strategies for the delivery of WW domain-containing fusion proteins into cells in vivo, ex vivo, or in vitro via ARMMs are provided. Methods, systems, compositions and strategies for the delivery of Cas9 proteins and/or Cas9 variants into cells in vivo, ex vivo, or in vitro via fusion to ARMM associated proteins (e.g., ARRDC1 or TSG101) are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignees: President and Fellows of Harvard College, The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
    Inventors: Quan Lu, Qiyu Wang, Stanley N. Cohen
  • Patent number: 11827905
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods, compositions, kits, and agents useful for inducing ? cell maturation, and isolated populations of SC-? cells for use in various applications, such as cell therapy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: President and Fellows of Harvard College
    Inventors: Quinn P. Peterson, Felicia J. Pagliuca, Douglas A. Melton, Jeffrey Robert Millman, Michael Saris Segel, Mads Gurtler
  • Patent number: 11827704
    Abstract: Antibody molecules that specifically bind to PD-1 are disclosed. The anti-PD-1 antibody molecules can be used to treat, prevent and/or diagnose cancerous or infectious conditions and disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignees: Novartis AG, DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE, INC., PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE
    Inventors: Gordon James Freeman, Arlene Helen Sharpe, Walter A. Blattler, Jennifer Marie Mataraza, Catherine Anne Sabatos-Peyton, Hwai Wen Chang, Gerhard Johann Frey
  • Publication number: 20230374550
    Abstract: The invention provides for delivery, engineering and optimization of systems, methods, and compositions for manipulation of sequences and/or activities of target sequences. Provided are vectors and vector systems, some of which encode one or more components of a CRISPR complex, as well as methods for the design and use of such vectors. Also provided are methods of directing CRISPR complex formation in prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells to ensure enhanced specificity for target recognition and avoidance of toxicity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2023
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Applicants: The Broad Institute, Inc., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, President and Fellows of Harvard College
    Inventors: Feng ZHANG, Patrick HSU, Chie-yu LIN, Fei RAN
  • Publication number: 20230372407
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods of use involving Bacteroides glycolipid compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2021
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Applicant: President and Fellows of Harvard College
    Inventors: Dennis L. Kasper, Kailyn L. Stefan
  • Publication number: 20230372472
    Abstract: Provided herein is a replication-defective oncolytic herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1) recombinant virus, comprising within its genome: a coding sequence encoding a fusion protein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2021
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Applicants: PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE, DANA-FARBER CENTER INSTITUTE, INC.
    Inventors: David M. KNIPE, Michael J. WALSH, Stephanie K. DOUGAN
  • Patent number: 11821110
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods of detecting an antibody directed against a pathogen and uses thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignees: The Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc., President and Fellows of Harvard College
    Inventors: Stephen J. Elledge, Harry B. Larman, Tomasz Kula, George Xu
  • Patent number: 11820969
    Abstract: Provided herein are systems, compositions, and methods of introducing protective and/or loss-of-function variants of CCR5 and CCR2. Variants may be introduced using a CRISPR/Cas9-based nucleobase editor or other guide nucleotide sequence-programmable DNA binding protein domain-based fusion protein described herein. Further provided herein are compositions and methods of preventing and treating conditions related to HIV infection and progression as well as to AIDS.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: President and Fellows of Harvard College
    Inventors: Juan Pablo Maianti, David R. Liu
  • Patent number: 11821109
    Abstract: The invention describes a method for the synthesis of compounds comprising the steps of: (a) compartmentalising two or more sets of primary compounds into microcapsules; such that a proportion of the microcapsules contains two or more compounds; and (b) forming secondary compounds in the microcapsules by chemical reactions between primary compounds from different sets; wherein one or both of steps (a) and (b) is performed under microfluidic control; preferably electronic microfluidic control The invention further allows for the identification of compounds which bind to a target component of a biochemical system or modulate the activity of the target, and which is co-compartmentalised into the microcapsules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignees: President and Fellows of Harvard College, United Kingdom Research and Innovation
    Inventors: Andrew David Griffiths, David A. Weitz, Darren Roy Link, Keunho Ahn, Jerome Bibette
  • Publication number: 20230366011
    Abstract: Provided herein, in some aspects, are methods of imaging molecules without a microscope or other specialized equipment, referred to herein as “microscope-free imaging (MFI).” Herein, “molecular instruments” (e.g., DNA-based and protein-based molecules) are used, instead of microscopes, in a “bottom-up” approach for inspecting molecular targets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2023
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Applicant: President and Fellows of Harvard College
    Inventors: Thomas E. Schaus, Xi Chen, Peng Yin
  • Publication number: 20230365524
    Abstract: The present invention provides triazolone compounds of general formula (I): in which R1, R2, R3, R4, and R5 are as defined herein, methods of preparing said compounds, intermediate compounds useful for preparing said compounds, pharmaceutical compositions and combinations comprising said compounds and the use of said compounds for manufacturing pharmaceutical compositions for the treatment and prophylaxis of diseases, in particular hyperproliferative disorders, as a sole agent or in combination with other active ingredients.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2023
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Applicants: Bayer Aktiengesellschaft, Bayer Pharma Aktiengesellschaft, The Broad Institute, Inc., President and Fellows of Harvard College, The General Hospital Corporation
    Inventors: Stefan Nikolaus GRADL, Duy NGUYEN, Knut EIS, Judith GÜNTHER, Timo STELLFELD, Andreas JANZER, Sven CHRISTIAN, Thomas MÜLLER, Sherif El SHEIKH, Han Jie ZHOU, Changjia ZHAO, David B. SYKES, Steven James FERRARA, Kery LIU, Michael KRÖBER, Claudia MERZ, Michael NIEHUES, Martina SCHÄFER, Katja ZIMMERMANN, Carl Friedrich NISING
  • Publication number: 20230365912
    Abstract: The present disclosure is generally directed to systems and methods for retrieving cells from a continuous culture microfluidic device. In some aspects, a system that allows for selective extraction of one or more cells of interest from an arbitrary population of cells using a high-throughput negative cell selection technique is disclosed herein. For example, the system may comprise a microfluidic device comprising a plurality of cell growth trenches configured to contain cells and a patterned light source capable of selectively killing unwanted cells contained within the device. Coupled with time-lapse imaging, one or more cells of interest within the device may, in some aspects, be identified and extracted with a relatively high extraction efficiency, e.g., at least 99.9% of cells of interest may be extracted from the plurality of cells. In addition, some aspects of the disclosure are directed to methods for using such a system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2023
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Applicant: President and Fellows of Harvard College
    Inventors: Johan Paulsson, Scott Luro
  • Patent number: 11815528
    Abstract: A sensing probe may be formed of a diamond material comprising one or more spin defects that are configured to emit fluorescent light and are located no more than 50 nm from a sensing surface of the sensing probe. The sensing probe may include an optical outcoupling structure formed by the diamond material and configured to optically guide the fluorescent light toward an output end of the optical outcoupling structure. An optical detector may detect the fluorescent light that is emitted from the spin defects and that exits through the output end of the optical outcoupling structure after being optically guided therethrough. A mounting system may hold the sensing probe and control a distance between the sensing surface of the sensing probe and a surface of a sample while permitting relative motion between the sensing surface and the sample surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: President and Fellows of Harvard College
    Inventors: Michael S. Grinolds, Sungkun Hong, Patrick Maletinsky, Amir Yacoby
  • Patent number: 11814398
    Abstract: The present invention provides novel compounds (e.g., compounds of Formulae (I), (II), (III), (IV)) having tumor vascular remodeling effect and/or anti-CAF (Cancer Associated Fibroblasts) activity, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, optionally in a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, and a medical uses thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignees: President and Fellows of Harvard College, Eisai R&D Management Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshito Kishi, Kazunobu Kira, Ken Ito
  • Patent number: 11815668
    Abstract: A method of fabricating a visible spectrum optical component includes: providing a substrate; forming a resist layer over a surface of the substrate; patterning the resist layer to form a patterned resist layer defining openings exposing portions of the surface of the substrate; performing deposition to form a dielectric film over the patterned resist layer and over the exposed portions of the surface of the substrate, wherein a top surface of the dielectric film is above a top surface of the patterned resist layer; removing a top portion of the dielectric film to expose the top surface of the patterned resist layer and top surfaces of dielectric units within the openings of the patterned resist layer; and removing the patterned resist layer to retain the dielectric units over the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignees: PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE, THE CHARLES STARK DRAPER LABORATORY, INC.
    Inventors: Robert C. Devlin, Mohammadreza Khorasaninejad, Federico Capasso, Hongkun Park, Alexander Arthur High
  • Publication number: 20230357286
    Abstract: Provided are new nickel./zirconium-mediated coupling reactions useful in the synthesis of ketone-containing compounds, e.g., halichondrin natural products and related molecules. A feature of the present disclosure is the use of a nickel(I) catalyst in tandem with a nickel (II) catalyst in the Ni/Zr-mediated coupling reactions. Without wishing to be bound by any particular theory, the nickel (I) catalyst selectively activates the electrophilic coupling partner (i.e., the compound of Formula (A)), and the nickel(ll) catalyst selectively activates the nucleophilic coupling partner (i.e., a thioester of Formula (B)). This dual catalyst system leads to improved coupling efficiency and eliminates the need for a large excess of one of the coupling partners (i.e., a compound of Formula (A) or (B)).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2020
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Applicant: President and Fellows of Harvard College
    Inventors: Yoshito Kishi, Atsushi Umehara
  • Publication number: 20230358740
    Abstract: The technology described herein is directed to methods for detection of microbes and microbe components. In some embodiments of any of the aspects, the methods comprise methods of microbe isolation, sample preparation, mass spectrometry, or analysis. In some embodiments of any of the aspects, such methods can be applied to detect at least one microbe or at least one microbial component in a sample, including not limited to a patient sample, an animal model sample, an environmental sample, or a non-biological sample.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2021
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Applicant: PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE
    Inventors: Mark Joseph CARTWRIGHT, Michael SUPER, Donald E. INGBER, Jennifer GRANT, Justin SCOTT, Shannon Catherine DUFFY, Sahil LOOMBA
  • Publication number: 20230357766
    Abstract: The disclosure provides modified pegRNAs comprising one or more appended nucleotide structural motifs which increase the editing efficiency during prime editing, increase half-life in vivo, and increase lifespan in a cell. Modifications include, but are not limited to, an aptamer (e.g., prequeosim-1 riboswitch aptamer or “evopreQi-1”) or a variant thereof, a pseudoknot (the MMLV viral genome pseudoknot or “Mpknot-1”) or a variant thereof, a tRNA (e.g., the modified tRNA used by MMLV as a primer for reverse transcription) or a variant thereof, or a G-quadruplex or a variant thereof. The disclosure further provides prime editor complexes comprising the modified pegRNAs and having improved characteristics and/or performance, including stability, improved cellular lifespan, and improved editing efficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2021
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Applicants: The Broad Institute, Inc., President and Fellows of Harvard College
    Inventors: David R. Liu, James William Nelson, Peyton Barksdale Randolph, Andrew Vito Anzalone, Simon Shen, Kelcee Everette, Peter J. Chen
  • Publication number: 20230357689
    Abstract: Described herein are methods inducing the uptake of an agent by a cell. Aspects of the invention relate to physically compressing the cell to induce perturbations (e.g., holes) in the cell membrane or wall. An agent is taken up by the cell through induced perturbations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2023
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Applicant: PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE
    Inventors: Charles James Baker, Ghee Chuan Lai, Dirk Landgraf, Burak OKumus, Johan Paulsson
  • Publication number: 20230357690
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a microfluidic devices and methods for culturing bone marrow cells. Aspects include methods of preparing microfluidic devices and culturing bone marrow cells with the microfluidic devices. In some aspects, a method includes providing a microfluidic device having an upper chamber, a lower chamber, and a porous membrane separating the upper chamber from the lower chamber. The method further includes seeding walls of the lower chamber and a bottom surface of the membrane with endothelial cells. The method further includes providing a matrix within the upper chamber. The matrix includes fibrin gel and bone marrow cells. The method further includes filling or perfusing the upper chamber with a media.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2023
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Applicants: President and Fellows of Harvard College, The General Hospital Corporation
    Inventors: David Benson Chou, Liliana S. Teixeira Moreira Leijten, Arianna Rech, Richard Novak, Donald E. Ingber, Yuka Milton, Viktoras Frismantas, Oren Levy