Patents by Inventor Amr Ashraf Abdeen

Amr Ashraf Abdeen 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).

  • Patent number: 11351263
    Abstract: Provided herein are nanoplexes comprising a payload selected from a protein and/or a polynucleic acid; and a plurality of copolymers comprising a first copolymer that is poly(N,N?-bis(acryloyl)cystamine-poly(aminoalkyl)) (PBAP), a second copolymer that is poly(C2-3 akylene glycol)-PBAP-poly(C2-3 akylene glycol), and a third copolymer that is TG-poly(C2-3 akylene glycol)-PBAP-poly(C2-3 akylene glycol)-TG wherein TG at each occurrence is independently a targeting ligand, a cell penetrating peptide, an imaging agent or a capping group, provided that a plurality of TG groups is a targeting ligand; wherein the payload is non-covalently complexed to one or more of the copolymers, one or more of the first, second, and/or third copolymers comprises an endosomal escape group having a pKa of about 4.5 to about 6.5, and optionally one or more of the first, second, and/or third copolymers comprises a host and a guest non-covalent crosslinker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
    Inventors: Shaoqin Gong, Yuyuan Wang, Krishanu Saha, Amr Ashraf Abdeen
  • Publication number: 20210139891
    Abstract: Described herein are modified guide RNAs such as a single guide RNA including, from 5? to 3?, a single-stranded protospacer sequence, a first complementary strand of a binding region for the Cas9 polypeptide, an aptamer that binds a biotin-binding molecule, and a second complementary strand of the binding region for the Cas9 polypeptide. Also described is an RNP complex including the modified guide RNA and a Cas9 polypeptide or active fragment thereof. Also included are methods of modifying target genes in cells using the modified guide RNAs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2020
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventors: JARED MATTHEW CARLSON-STEVERMER, KRISHANU SAHA, AMR ASHRAF ABDEEN, LUCILLE KATHERINE KOHLENBERG
  • Patent number: 10907150
    Abstract: Described herein are modified guide RNAs such as a single guide RNA including, from 5? to 3?, a single-stranded protospacer sequence, a first complementary strand of a binding region for the Cas9 polypeptide, an aptamer that binds a biotin-binding molecule, and a second complementary strand of the binding region for the Cas9 polypeptide. Also described is an RNP complex including the modified guide RNA and a Cas9 polypeptide or active fragment thereof. Also included are methods of modifying target genes in cells using the modified guide RNAs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: WISCONSIN ALUMNI RESEARCH FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Jared Matthew Carlson-Stevermer, Krishanu Saha, Amr Ashraf Abdeen, Lucille Katherine Kohlenberg
  • Publication number: 20190307888
    Abstract: Provided herein are nanoplexes comprising a payload selected from a protein and/or a polynucleic acid; and a plurality of copolymers comprising a first copolymer that is poly(N,N?-bis(acryloyl)cystamine-poly(aminoalkyl)) (PBAP), a second copolymer that is poly(C2-3 akylene glycol)-PBAP-poly(C2-3 akylene glycol), and a third copolymer that is TG-poly(C2-3 akylene glycol)-PBAP-poly(C2-3 akylene glycol)-TG wherein TG at each occurrence is independently a targeting ligand, a cell penetrating peptide, an imaging agent or a capping group, provided that a plurality of TG groups is a targeting ligand; wherein the payload is non-covalently complexed to one or more of the copolymers, one or more of the first, second, and/or third copolymers comprises an endosomal escape group having a pKa of about 4.5 to about 6.5, and optionally one or more of the first, second, and/or third copolymers comprises a host and a guest non-covalent crosslinker.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2019
    Publication date: October 10, 2019
    Inventors: Shaoqin GONG, Yuyuan WANG, Krishanu SAHA, Amr Ashraf ABDEEN
  • Publication number: 20180362971
    Abstract: Described herein are modified guide RNAs such as a single guide RNA including, from 5? to 3?, a single-stranded protospacer sequence, a first complementary strand of a binding region for the Cas9 polypeptide, an aptamer that binds a biotin-binding molecule, and a second complementary strand of the binding region for the Cas9 polypeptide. Also described is an RNP complex including the modified guide RNA and a Cas9 polypeptide or active fragment thereof. Also included are methods of modifying target genes in cells using the modified guide RNAs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2018
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Inventors: Jared Matthew Carlson-Stevermer, Krishanu Saha, Amr Ashraf Abdeen, Lucille Katherine Kohlenberg