Abstract: The present disclosure provides compositions, methods, kits, and platforms for selectively activating and deactivating chimeric receptor effector cells using humanized chimeric receptor effector cell switches that comprise a humanized targeting moiety that binds CD19 on a target cell and a chimeric receptor interacting domain that binds to a chimeric receptor effector cell and/or chimeric receptor effector cell switches comprising optimized chimeric receptor interacting domains. Also disclosed are methods of treating disease and conditions with such chimeric receptor effector cells and chimeric receptor effector cell switches.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides compounds, their pharmaceutical compositions, and methods of their use for treating mesenchymally-derived or mesenchymally-transformed cancers, such as breast cancers and sarcomas, and for treating diseases or disorders that are characterized by the expression of vimentin.

Abstract: The present invention provides for humanized anti-CD3 antibodies and conjugates thereof. These conjugates may be useful in the treatment of conditions such as prostate cancer.

Abstract: Methods and systems are described herein for generating engineered B cells with modified immunoglobulin genes. The modified immunoglobulin genes encode modified immunoglobulins that can have high affinity for antigens, including antigens that are variable such the types of antigens on various pathogens that can escape mammalian immune responses.

Abstract: This disclosure provides methods of detecting sub-acute rejection and other categories of rejection in kidney transplant recipients using unique sets of gene expression markers.

Abstract: By a genome-wide gene analysis of expression profiles of over 50,000 known or putative gene sequences in peripheral blood, the present inventors have identified a consensus set of gene expression-based molecular biomarkers associated with chronic allograft nephropathy and/or interstitial fibrosis and tubular atrophy CAN/IFTA and subtypes thereof. These genes sets are useful for diagnosis, prognosis, monitoring and/or subtyping of CAN/IFTA.

Abstract: The slow kinetics and low efficiency of reprogramming methods to generate human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) impose major limitations on their utility in biomedical applications. Here we describe a chemical approach that dramatically improves (>200 fold) the efficiency of iPSC generation from human fibroblasts, within seven days of treatment. This will provide a basis for developing safer, more efficient, non-viral methods for reprogramming human somatic cells.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods, cells, engineered microorganisms, and kits for increasing the production of polypeptides comprising one or more unnatural amino acids. Further provided are cells, engineered microorganisms, and kits for increasing the retention of unnatural nucleic acids encoding the unnatural amino acids in an engineered cell, or semi-synthetic organism.

Abstract: The present invention provides novel engineered influenza hemagglutinin (HA) proteins, related polynucleotide sequences, and vaccine compositions including nanoparticle compositions. Relative to a wildtype HA protein, the engineered HA proteins are stabilized via substitutions of one or more conserved residues in the HA2 ectodomain with hydrophobic residues. The invention also provides methods of using such vaccine compositions in various therapeutic applications, e.g., for preventing or treating influenza viral infections.

Abstract: Described are methods for providing personalized medicine for the treatment of B cell malignancies including lymphoma. The methods make use of Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) technology.

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel phosphorous (V) (P(V)) reagents, methods for preparing thereof, and methods for preparing organophosphorous (V) compounds by using the novel reagents.

Abstract: By a genome-wide gene analysis of expression profiles of over 50,000 known or putative gene sequences in peripheral blood, the present inventors have identified a consensus set of gene expression-based molecular biomarkers associated with subclinical acute rejection (subAR). These genes sets are useful for diagnosis, prognosis, monitoring of subAR.

Abstract: The present invention provides for the generation and maintenance of pluripotent cells by culturing the cells in the presence of an ALK5 inhibitor.

Abstract: This disclosure provides compounds and compositions which may be modulators of MAGL and/or ABHD6 and their use as medicinal agents, processes for their preparation, and pharmaceutical compositions that include disclosed compounds as at least one active agent. The disclosure also provides for method of treating a patient in need thereof, where the patient is suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder comprising administering a disclosed compound or composition.

Abstract: The invention provides a method for obtaining a broadly neutralizing antibody (bNab), including screening memory B cell cultures from a donor PBMC sample for neutralization activity against a plurality of HIV-1 species, cloning a memory B cell that exhibits broad neutralization activity; and rescuing a monoclonal antibody from that memory B cell culture. The resultant monoclonal antibodies are characterized by their ability to selectively bind epitopes from the Env proteins in native or monomeric form, as well as to inhibit infection of HIV-1 species from a plurality of clades. Compositions containing human monoclonal anti-HIV antibodies used for prophylaxis, diagnosis and treatment of HIV infection are provided. Methods for generating such antibodies by immunization using epitopes from conserved regions within the variable loops of gp120 are provided. Immunogens for generating anti-HIV1 bNAbs are also provided. Furthermore, methods for vaccination using suitable epitopes are provided.

Abstract: Described herein are methods, compositions, and systems useful for detecting transplant rejection and associated abnormal conditions in solid organ transplant recipients, such as kidney transplant recipients. Methods described herein may involve combined assessment of blood gene expression profiles from an assessment of particular, related mRNA transcript levels and donor-derived cell-free nucleic acids (dd-cfDNA).

Abstract: This invention provides novel methods for treating or ameliorating symptoms of demyelinating diseases such as multiple sclerosis. The methods involve administering to subjects in need of treatment a pharmaceutical composition that contains a therapeutically effective amount of taurine and also a compound that induces oligodendrocyte precursor cell (OPC) differentiation (e.g., T3, benztropine, clemastine or miconazole). Some of the methods additionally involve administration to the subject a known agent for treating demyelinating diseases (e.g., SIP receptor agonists) or a known disease modifying drug. The invention also provides methods for increasing myelination and methods for promoting OPC differentiation into oligodendrocytes. These methods entail contacting a population of OPCs with a combination of taurine and a known OPC differentiation-inducing agent such as T3, clemastine, benztropine or miconazole.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides novel heteroaryl compounds of formula (IX). Such compounds are useful for the treatment of cancers.

Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions and methods for treating diseases, disorders or conditions associated with the expression of the Glycosyl-phosphatidylinositol (GPI)-linked GDNF family ?-receptor 4 (GFR?4).

Abstract: The present invention relates to an exceptionally broad and potent neutralizing antibody which may comprise cross-clade neutralizing coverage of 83% at a median IC50 of 0.003 ?g/ml, compositions containing the same and uses thereof.