Patents by Inventor Callum Parr

Callum Parr 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).

  • Publication number: 20210079440
    Abstract: The present invention provides an mRNA switch which has improved expression level and sensitivity. An mRNA comprising: (i) a nucleic acid sequence specifically recognized by a miRNA or protein; and (ii) a nucleic acid sequence corresponding to a coding region for a marker protein, wherein a nucleotide contained in the mRNA comprises N1-methyl pseudouridine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2018
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Inventors: Hirohide Saito, Kuang YI, Callum PARR
  • Patent number: 10604770
    Abstract: A method for extracting differentiated cells from a cell population comprising undifferentiated cells after induction of the differentiation of pluripotent stem cells. A method for extracting differentiated cells from a cell population, comprising the following steps: (1) a step of introducing, into a cell population, mRNA comprising a marker gene operably linked to the target sequence of miRNA specifically expressed in pluripotent stem cells; and (2) a step of extracting cells in which the marker gene has been translated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: KYOTO UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Hirohide Saito, Kei Endo, Shota Katayama, Callum Parr
  • Publication number: 20170342439
    Abstract: A method for extracting differentiated cells from a cell population comprising undifferentiated cells after induction of the differentiation of pluripotent stem cells. A method for extracting differentiated cells from a cell population, comprising the following steps: (1) a step of introducing, into a cell population, mRNA comprising a marker gene operably linked to the target sequence of miRNA specifically expressed in pluripotent stem cells; and (2) a step of extracting cells in which the marker gene has been translated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2015
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Inventors: Hirohide Saito, Kei Endo, Shota Katayama, Callum Parr