Patents Assigned to Regents of the University of Minnesota Emory University
  • Transgenic circulating endothelial cells
    Patent number: 6852537
    Abstract: A process is provided for expanding the population of endothelial cells obtained from peripheral blood which can be transformed with a vector comprising a DNA sequence encoding a preselected bioactive polypeptide. The resulting transgenic endothelial cells are useful to biocompatibilize implantable medical devices or can be used directly, as for gene therapy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2005
    Assignee: Regents of the University of Minnesota Emory University
    Inventors: Robert P. Hebbel, Yi Lin, John S. Lollar
  • Transgenic circulating endothelial cells
    Publication number: 20020042130
    Abstract: A process is provided for expanding the population of endothelial cells obtained from peripheral blood which can be transformed with a vector comprising a DNA sequence encoding a preselected bioactive polypeptide. The resulting transgenic endothelial cells are useful to biocompatibilize implantable medical devices or can be used directly, as for gene therapy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2001
    Publication date: April 11, 2002
    Applicant: Regents of the University of Minnesota and Emory University
    Inventors: Robert P. Hebbel, Yi Lin, John S. Lollar