Patents by Inventor Eleen Shum

Eleen Shum 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: 20240132961
    Abstract: Disclosed herein include systems, methods, compositions, and kits for quantitative analysis of a plurality of cellular component targets of cells of interest. In some embodiments, an oligonucleotide associated with a cellular component-binding reagent (e.g., an antibody) is associated with one or more detectable moieties (e.g., luminescent moieties, fluorescent moieties, a phosphorescent moieties). In some embodiments, the presence of the detectable moiety in the binding reagent oligonucleotide enables the cellular component-binding reagent to be employed for both fluorescence analysis (e.g., cell sorting) and sequence analysis (e.g., protein expression profiling).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Margaret Nakamoto, Eleen Shum, Nidhanjali BANSAL, Christina Chang
  • Patent number: 11946095
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods, compositions, and kits for barcoding nucleic acids. For example, particles for barcoding are provided, where the particle comprises: a first plurality of oligonucleotide barcodes each comprising a target-binding region, and a second plurality of oligonucleotides each comprising a target-specific target-binding region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and Company
    Inventors: Gretchen Yinbon Lam, Eleen Shum
  • Patent number: 11932849
    Abstract: Disclosed herein include systems, methods, compositions, and kits for whole transcriptome analysis (WTA) with random priming and extension (RPE). The RPE-based WTA method can comprise hybridizing random primers with a plurality of first strand barcoded polynucleotides associated with a solid support and extending the random primers to generate a plurality of extension products. The method can comprise amplifying the plurality of extension products to generate a sequencing library.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and Company
    Inventor: Eleen Shum
  • Patent number: 11845986
    Abstract: This disclosure provides methods and compositions for removing one or more high abundance species from a plurality of nucleic acid molecules. In some embodiments, the methods and compositions can be used for normalizing nucleic acid libraries. In some embodiments, molecular labels are used in conjunction with the methods and compositions disclosed herein to improve sequencing efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and Company
    Inventors: Eleen Shum, Glenn Fu, Craig Betts
  • Patent number: 11834715
    Abstract: Disclosed herein include systems, methods, compositions, and kits for quantitative analysis of a plurality of cellular component targets of cells of interest. In some embodiments, an oligonucleotide associated with a cellular component-binding reagent (e.g., an antibody) is associated with one or more detectable moieties (e.g., luminescent moieties, fluorescent moieties, a phosphorescent moieties). In some embodiments, the presence of the detectable moiety in the binding reagent oligonucleotide enables the cellular component-binding reagent to be employed for both fluorescence analysis (e.g., cell sorting) and sequence analysis (e.g., protein expression profiling).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and Company
    Inventors: Margaret Nakamoto, Eleen Shum, Nidhanjali Bansal, Christina Chang
  • Publication number: 20230348975
    Abstract: Disclosed herein include systems, methods, compositions, and kits for determining protein expression and gene expression simultaneously and for sample indexing. In some embodiments, an oligonucleotide associated with a cellular component-binding reagent (e.g., an antibody) comprises one or more of a unique molecular label sequence, a primer adapter, antibody-specific barcode sequence, an alignment sequence, and/or a poly(A) sequence. In some embodiments, the oligonucleotide is associated with the cellular component-binding reagent via a linker (e.g., 5AmMC12).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2023
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Inventors: Eleen Shum, Katherine Lazaruk, Dennis E. Prosen, Devon Jensen, David Rosenfeld, Janice H. Lai, James Ghadiali, Christina Chang
  • Publication number: 20230340566
    Abstract: Disclosed herein include systems, methods, compositions, and kits for labeling nucleic acid targets in a sample. In some embodiments, nucleic acid targets (e.g., mRNAs) are initially barcoded on the 3? end and are subsequently barcoded on the 5? end following a template switching reaction and intermolecular and/or intramolecular hybridization and extension. There are provided, in some embodiments, methods of 5?-based and 3?-based gene expression profiling. Immune repertoire profiling methods are also provided in some embodiments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2023
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Inventors: Christina Chang, Eleen Shum
  • Publication number: 20230212663
    Abstract: Methods of repairing a partially double-stranded DNA fragment are provided. In some embodiments, the methods comprise (a) contacting the partially double-stranded DNA fragment with one or more primers of a primer population, wherein the partially double-stranded DNA fragment comprises a 3? overhang and the primer population comprises a random target-hybridizing sequence; (b) extending one or more primers of the primer population along the DNA fragment using a DNA polymerase, thereby producing one or more extended primers annealed to the DNA fragment; and (c) ligating the 3? end of one or more extended primers to the 5? end of an extended primer or a strand of the partially double-stranded DNA fragment, thereby providing a repaired DNA fragment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2022
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Inventor: Eleen SHUM
  • Publication number: 20230193372
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods and systems for correcting errors in sample amplification, including the errors occurred in determining the number of targets in samples. In some embodiments, the method comprises: stochastically barcoding a plurality of targets in the samples using oligonucleotides comprising stochastic barcodes to generate stochastically barcoded targets; contacting one or more defined barcoded primers with each of the one or more samples; and determining an amplification noise.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2022
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventor: Eleen Shum
  • Patent number: 11661631
    Abstract: Disclosed herein include systems, methods, compositions, and kits for determining protein expression and gene expression simultaneously and for sample indexing. In some embodiments, an oligonucleotide associated with a cellular component-binding reagent (e.g., an antibody) comprises one or more of a unique molecular label sequence, a primer adapter, antibody-specific barcode sequence, an alignment sequence, and/or a poly(A) sequence. In some embodiments, the oligonucleotide is associated with the cellular component-binding reagent via a linker (e.g., 5AmMC12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and Company
    Inventors: Eleen Shum, Katherine Lazaruk, Dennis E. Prosen, Devon Jensen, David Rosenfeld, Janice H. Lai, James Ghadiali, Christina Chang
  • Patent number: 11639517
    Abstract: Disclosed herein include systems, methods, compositions, and kits for labeling nucleic acid targets in a sample. In some embodiments, nucleic acid targets (e.g., mRNAs) are initially barcoded on the 3? end and are subsequently barcoded on the 5? end following a template switching reaction and intermolecular and/or intramolecular hybridization and extension. There are provided, in some embodiments, methods of 5?-based and 3?-based gene expression profiling. Immune repertoire profiling methods are also provided in some embodiments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and Company
    Inventors: Christina Chang, Eleen Shum
  • Publication number: 20230125113
    Abstract: Some embodiments disclosed herein provide a plurality of compositions each comprising a protein binding reagent conjugated with an oligonucleotide. The oligonucleotide comprises a unique identifier for the protein binding reagent it is conjugated with, and the protein binding reagent is capable of specifically binding to a protein target. Further disclosed are methods and kits for quantitative analysis of a plurality of protein targets in a sample and for simultaneous quantitative analysis of protein and nucleic acid targets in a sample. Also disclosed herein are systems and methods for preparing a labeled biomolecule reagent, including a labeled biomolecule agent comprising a protein binding reagent conjugated with an oligonucleotide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2022
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Inventors: Christina Fan, Christina Chang, Eleen Shum, Olaf Zoellner, Nidhanjali Bansal, James Ghadiali, Gretchen Yinbon Lam, Eric Jensen, Jurg Rohrer, Brent Gaylord, Jody Martin, Jason G. Vidal
  • Publication number: 20230109336
    Abstract: Disclosed herein include methods and compositions for selectively amplifying and/or extending nucleic acid target molecules in a sample. The methods and compositions can, for example, reduce the amplification and/or extension of undesirable nucleic acid species in the sample, and/or allow selective removal of undesirable nucleic acid species in the sample.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2022
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Inventor: Eleen Shum
  • Publication number: 20230065324
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods and systems for determining the numbers of targets. In some embodiments, the method comprise: stochastically barcoding targets using stochastic barcodes; obtaining sequencing data; for one or more of the targets: counting the number of molecular labels with distinct sequences associated with the target in the sequencing data; identifying clusters of molecular labels of the target using directional adjacency; collapsing the sequencing data using the clusters of molecular labels of the target identified; and estimating the number of the target.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2022
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: Jue Fan, Jennifer Tsai, Eleen Shum, Lisha Deng, Glenn K. Fu
  • Patent number: 11525157
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods and systems for correcting errors in sample amplification, including the errors occurred in determining the number of targets in samples. In some embodiments, the method comprises: stochastically barcoding a plurality of targets in the samples using oligonucleotides comprising stochastic barcodes to generate stochastically barcoded targets; contacting one or more defined barcoded primers with each of the one or more samples; and determining an amplification noise.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and Company
    Inventor: Eleen Shum
  • Patent number: 11492660
    Abstract: Disclosed herein include methods and compositions for selectively amplifying and/or extending nucleic acid target molecules in a sample. The methods and compositions can, for example, reduce the amplification and/or extension of undesirable nucleic acid species in the sample, and/or allow selective removal of undesirable nucleic acid species in the sample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and Company
    Inventor: Eleen Shum
  • Publication number: 20220348904
    Abstract: Disclosed herein include systems, methods, compositions, and kits for molecular barcoding on the 5?-end of a nucleic acid target. After barcoding a nucleic acid target using an oligonucleotide barcode comprising a target binding region and a molecular label to generate a barcoded nucleic acid molecule, an oligonucleotide comprising a complement of the target binding region can be added to generate a barcoded nucleic acid molecule comprising the target-binding region and the complement of the target-binding region. A stem loop is formed with intra-molecular hybridization of the barcoded nucleic acid molecule, which can be extended to generate an extended barcoded nucleic acid molecule comprising the molecular label and a complement of the molecular label.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2022
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Inventors: Eleen Shum, Christina Fan
  • Publication number: 20220315988
    Abstract: Disclosed herein include systems, methods, compositions, and kits for PCR normalization. In some embodiments, after barcoding copies of a higher abundance target (e.g., a cDNA species), the barcoded copies are amplified using a pair of forward primers comprising one or more mismatches and a reverse primer. The amplified copies can be further linearly amplified using a forward primer comprising the sequence of one of the pair of forward primers, and a reverse primer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2022
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: Katherine Lazaruk, Eleen Shum, Christina Chang
  • Patent number: 11460468
    Abstract: Some embodiments disclosed herein provide a plurality of compositions each comprising a protein binding reagent conjugated with an oligonucleotide. The oligonucleotide comprises a unique identifier for the protein binding reagent it is conjugated with, and the protein binding reagent is capable of specifically binding to a protein target. Further disclosed are methods and kits for quantitative analysis of a plurality of protein targets in a sample and for simultaneous quantitative analysis of protein and nucleic acid targets in a sample. Also disclosed herein are systems and methods for preparing a labeled biomolecule reagent, including a labeled biomolecule agent comprising a protein binding reagent conjugated with an oligonucleotide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and Company
    Inventors: Christina Fan, Christina Chang, Eleen Shum, Olaf Zoellner, Nidhanjali Bansal, James Ghadiali, Gretchen Yinbon Lam, Eric Jensen, Jurg Rohrer, Brent Gaylord, Jody Martin, Jason G. Vidal
  • Patent number: 11447819
    Abstract: Methods of repairing a partially double-stranded DNA fragment are provided. In some embodiments, the methods comprise (a) contacting the partially double-stranded DNA fragment with one or more primers of a primer population, wherein the partially double-stranded DNA fragment comprises a 3? overhang and the primer population comprises a random target-hybridizing sequence; (b) extending one or more primers of the primer population along the DNA fragment using a DNA polymerase, thereby producing one or more extended primers annealed to the DNA fragment; and (c) ligating the 3? end of one or more extended primers to the 5? end of an extended primer or a strand of the partially double-stranded DNA fragment, thereby providing a repaired DNA fragment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: GUARDANT HEALTH, INC.
    Inventor: Eleen Shum