Patents by Inventor David YOUNGER

David YOUNGER 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: 11820970
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods and compositions for the high throughput screening of protein-protein interactions in yeast liquid culture. Protein fusions non-native to yeast may be expressed to replace endogenous sexual agglutination proteins and mediate library-by-library interrogation of protein interactions. The methods and compositions of the invention can be utilized for the characterization of protein interaction networks in high throughput for both binding affinity and specificity, which is crucial for understanding cellular functions, screening therapeutic candidates, and evaluating engineered protein networks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
    Inventors: David Baker, David Younger, Eric Klavins
  • Patent number: 11726097
    Abstract: Characterization of the binding dynamics at the interface between any two proteins that specifically interact plays a role in myriad biomedical applications. The methods disclosed herein provide for the high-throughput characterization of the specific interaction at the interface between two protein binding partners and the identification of functionally significant mutations of one or both protein binding partners. For example, the methods disclosed herein may be useful for epitope and paratope mapping of an antibody-antigen pair, which is useful for the discovery and development of novel therapies, vaccines, diagnostics, among other biomedical applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: A-Alpha Bio, Inc.
    Inventors: David Younger, David Colby, Randolph Lopez, Michael Wittekind
  • Publication number: 20230109268
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods for identifying pairs of protein binding partners, mutations of which may inform the discovery of pharmaceutically useful small molecules. The methods disclosed herein may allow for the adaptation of the native protein degradation system to modulate specific disease targets at the protein level, in particular, for targets that have long been considered undruggable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2022
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Applicant: A-Alpha Bio, Inc.
    Inventors: David Younger, Randolph Lopez, Arpita Sen, Ryan Emerson
  • Publication number: 20230003737
    Abstract: Characterization of the binding dynamics at the interface between any two proteins that specifically interact plays a role in myriad biomedical applications. The methods disclosed herein provide for the high-throughput characterization of the specific interaction at the interface between two protein binding partners and the identification of functionally significant mutations of one or both protein binding partners. For example, the methods disclosed herein may be useful for epitope and paratope mapping of an antibody-antigen pair, which is useful for the discovery and development of novel therapies, vaccines, diagnostics, among other biomedical applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2022
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Applicants: A-Alpha Bio, Inc., Olympic Protein Sciences LLC
    Inventors: David Younger, David Colby, Randolph Lopez, Michael Wittekind
  • Publication number: 20220380754
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods for identifying pairs of protein binding partners, mutations of which may inform the discovery of pharmaceutically useful small molecules. The methods disclosed herein may allow for the adaptation of the native protein degradation system to modulate specific disease targets at the protein level, in particular, for targets that have long been considered undruggable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2021
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Applicant: A-Alpha Bio, Inc.
    Inventors: David Younger, Randolph Lopez
  • Patent number: 11474111
    Abstract: Characterization of the binding dynamics at the interface between any two proteins that specifically interact plays a role in myriad biomedical applications. The methods disclosed herein provide for the high-throughput characterization of the specific interaction at the interface between two protein binding partners and the identification of functionally significant mutations of one or both protein binding partners. For example, the methods disclosed herein may be useful for epitope and paratope mapping of an antibody-antigen pair, which is useful for the discovery and development of novel therapies, vaccines, diagnostics, among other biomedical applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: A-Alpha Bio, Inc. et al
    Inventors: David Younger, David Colby, Randolph Lopez, Michael Wittekind
  • Patent number: 11466265
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods for identifying pairs of protein binding partners, mutations of which may inform the discovery of pharmaceutically useful small molecules. The methods disclosed herein may allow for the adaptation of the native protein degradation system to modulate specific disease targets at the protein level, in particular, for targets that have long been considered undruggable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: A-ALPHA BIO, INC.
    Inventors: David Younger, Randolph Lopez, Arpita Sen, Ryan Emerson
  • Publication number: 20220251543
    Abstract: Characterization of the binding dynamics at the interface between any two proteins that specifically interact plays a role in myriad biomedical applications. The methods disclosed herein provide for the high-throughput characterization of the specific interaction at the interface between two protein binding partners and the identification of functionally significant mutations of one or both protein binding partners. For example, the methods disclosed herein may be useful for epitope and paratope mapping of an antibody-antigen pair, which is useful for the discovery and development of novel therapies, vaccines, diagnostics, among other biomedical applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2021
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Inventors: David Younger, David Colby, Randolph Lopez, Michael Wittekind
  • Publication number: 20220107326
    Abstract: Characterization of the binding dynamics at the interface between any two proteins that specifically interact plays a role in myriad biomedical applications. The methods disclosed herein provide for the high-throughput characterization of the specific interaction at the interface between two protein binding partners and the identification of functionally significant mutations of one or both protein binding partners. For example, the methods disclosed herein may be useful for epitope and paratope mapping of an antibody-antigen pair, which is useful for the discovery and development of novel therapies, vaccines, diagnostics, among other biomedical applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2021
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Inventors: David Younger, David Colby, Randolph Lopez, Michael Wittekind
  • Publication number: 20220090052
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods for identifying pairs of protein binding partners, mutations of which may inform the discovery of pharmaceutically useful small molecules. The methods disclosed herein may allow for the adaptation of the native protein degradation system to modulate specific disease targets at the protein level, in particular, for targets that have long been considered undruggable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2021
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Inventors: David Younger, Randolph Lopez, Arpita Sen, Ryan Emerson
  • Publication number: 20220025356
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods and compositions for the high throughput screening of protein-protein interactions in yeast liquid culture. Protein fusions non-native to yeast may be expressed to replace endogenous sexual agglutination proteins and mediate library-by-library interrogation of protein interactions. The methods and compositions of the invention can be utilized for the characterization of protein interaction networks in high throughput for both binding affinity and specificity, which is crucial for understanding cellular functions, screening therapeutic candidates, and evaluating engineered protein networks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2021
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Inventors: David BAKER, David YOUNGER, Eric KLAVINS
  • Patent number: 11136573
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods and compositions for the high throughput screening of protein-protein interactions in yeast liquid culture. Protein fusions non-native to yeast may be expressed to replace endogenous sexual agglutination proteins and mediate library-by-library interrogation of protein interactions. The methods and compositions of the invention can be utilized for the characterization of protein interaction networks in high throughput for both binding affinity and specificity, which is crucial for understanding cellular functions, screening therapeutic candidates, and evaluating engineered protein networks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: University of Washington
    Inventors: David Baker, David Younger, Eric Klavins
  • Patent number: 10988759
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods and compositions for the high throughput screening of protein-protein interactions in yeast liquid culture. Protein fusions non-native to yeast may be expressed to replace endogenous sexual agglutination proteins and mediate library-by-library interrogation of protein interactions. The methods and compositions of the invention can be utilized for the characterization of protein interaction networks in high throughput for both binding affinity and specificity, which is crucial for understanding cellular functions, screening therapeutic candidates, and evaluating engineered protein networks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
    Inventors: David Baker, David Younger, Eric Klavins
  • Publication number: 20210054365
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods and compositions for the high throughput screening of protein-protein interactions in yeast liquid culture. Protein fusions non-native to yeast may be expressed to replace endogenous sexual agglutination proteins and mediate library-by-library interrogation of protein interactions. The methods and compositions of the invention can be utilized for the characterization of protein interaction networks in high throughput for both binding affinity and specificity, which is crucial for understanding cellular functions, screening therapeutic candidates, and evaluating engineered protein networks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2020
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Inventors: David BAKER, David YOUNGER, Eric KLAVINS
  • Publication number: 20210002629
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods and compositions for the high throughput screening of protein-protein interactions in yeast liquid culture. Protein fusions non-native to yeast may be expressed to replace endogenous sexual agglutination proteins and mediate library-by-library interrogation of protein interactions. The methods and compositions of the invention can be utilized for the characterization of protein interaction networks in high throughput for both binding affinity and specificity, which is crucial for understanding cellular functions, screening therapeutic candidates, and evaluating engineered protein networks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2020
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Inventors: David BAKER, David YOUNGER, Eric KLAVINS
  • Publication number: 20170205421
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods and compositions that can be applied to screening protein-protein interaction networks, screening drug candidates that modulate protein-protein interactions for on- and off-target effects, detecting extracellular targets for which no native S.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2017
    Publication date: July 20, 2017
    Inventors: David BAKER, David YOUNGER, Eric KLAVINS