Patents Examined by Ali R. Salmi
  • Vaccine compositions for human papillomavirus
    Patent number: 6551597
    Abstract: Large quantities of soluble multimers of human papillomavirus L1 proteins can be produced in bacterial expression systems and used as therapeutic and diagnostic tools. L1 multimers can be used in immunogenic vaccine compositions, as diagnostic reagents, and as tools for mapping cell surface receptor interactions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2003
    Assignee: President & Fellows of Harvard College
    Inventors: Stephen Harrison, Xiaojiang Chen