Patents by Inventor Jacob Borrajo

Jacob Borrajo 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: 20240084311
    Abstract: The present invention provides for methods to obtain multiple information-rich samples at different time points from the same cell while minimally disrupting the cell. The subject matter disclosed herein is generally related to nucleic acid constructs for continuous monitoring of live cells. Specifically, the subject matter disclosed herein is directed to nucleic acid constructs that encode a fusion protein and a construct RNA sequence that induce live cells to self-report cellular contents while maintaining cell viability. The present invention may be used to monitor gene expression in single cells while maintaining cell viability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Paul BLAINEY, Jacob BORRAJO, Mohamad NAJIA, Atray DIXIT
  • Publication number: 20240035031
    Abstract: This disclosure provides compositions and methods of using these compositions to mediate a targeted trans-splicing event on a pre-mRNA in a cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventor: Jacob Borrajo
  • Patent number: 11767528
    Abstract: This disclosure provides compositions and methods of using these compositions to mediate a targeted trans-splicing event on a pre-mRNA in a cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventor: Jacob Borrajo
  • Patent number: 11702661
    Abstract: The present invention provides for methods to obtain multiple information-rich samples at different time points from the same cell while minimally disrupting the cell. The subject matter disclosed herein is generally related to nucleic acid constructs for continuous monitoring of live cells. Specifically, the subject matter disclosed herein is directed to nucleic acid constructs that encode a fusion protein and a construct RNA sequence that induce live cells to self-report cellular contents while maintaining cell viability. The present invention may be used to monitor gene expression in single cells while maintaining cell viability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignees: The Broad Institute, Inc., Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Paul Blainey, Jacob Borrajo, Mohamad Najia, Atray Dixit
  • Publication number: 20220228168
    Abstract: Compositions and methods for inducing and isolating virus-like particles (VLPs), and for allowing real-time assessment of VLP-captured analytes obtained from targeted living mammalian cells, are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2020
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Applicants: THE BROAD INSTITUTE, INC., MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Jacob Borrajo, Paul Blainey, Mohamad Najia, Hong Anh Anna Le, FuNien Tsai
  • Publication number: 20220213469
    Abstract: Method of generating a barcoded library, comprising delivering a polynucleotide into a cell, each polynucleotide comprising: (i) a sequence encoding a barcoding construct operably linked to a first promoter that is an antisense promoter, wherein the barcoding construct comprises a trans-splicing element and a barcode sequence; and a sequence encoding a perturbation element operably linked to a second promoter; generating RNA transcripts of the polynucleotide delivered into the cell, wherein the RNA transcripts comprise the barcoding construct and the perturbation element; and splicing the barcoding sequence onto endogenous RNA molecules in the cell, thereby generating a barcoded library, each member of the barcoded library comprising the barcode sequence and the endogenous RNA molecule attached with the barcode sequence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2020
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Inventors: Paul Blainey, Jacob Borrajo
  • Publication number: 20220195514
    Abstract: The present invention provides for methods to obtain transcriptome-wide multiple information-rich samples from living cells while minimally disrupting the cell. The subject matter disclosed herein is generally related to nucleic acid constructs for continuous monitoring of live cells. Specifically, the subject matter disclosed herein is directed to nucleic acid constructs that encode a fusion protein and a construct RNA sequence that induce live cells to self-report cellular contents while maintaining cell viability. The present invention may be used to monitor gene expression in single cells while maintaining cell viability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2020
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: Paul Blainey, Jacob Borrajo, Mohamad Najia, Hong Anh Anna Le
  • Publication number: 20210262010
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods for sample processing and analysis. A method of analyzing a plurality of cells may comprise providing a plurality of cells derived from cells of a plurality of subjects, which plurality of cells comprise nucleic acid molecules comprising barcode sequences identifying them as deriving from a subject of the plurality of subjects. Nucleic acid molecules derived from a plurality of nucleic acid molecules of the plurality of cells may be sequenced to provide a plurality of sequencing reads, and the resultant sequencing reads may be processed to associate a subset of the plurality of sequencing reads with a subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2020
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Inventors: Jacob BORRAJO, Atray DIXIT
  • Publication number: 20210071178
    Abstract: This disclosure provides compositions and methods of using these compositions to mediate a targeted trans-splicing event on a pre-mRNA in a cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2020
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Inventor: JACOB BORRAJO
  • Publication number: 20200017861
    Abstract: The present invention provides for methods to obtain multiple information-rich samples at different time points from the same cell while minimally disrupting the cell. The subject matter disclosed herein is generally related to nucleic acid constructs for continuous monitoring of live cells. Specifically, the subject matter disclosed herein is directed to nucleic acid constructs that encode a fusion protein and a construct RNA sequence that induce live cells to self-report cellular contents while maintaining cell viability. The present invention may be used to monitor gene expression in single cells while maintaining cell viability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2017
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Inventors: Paul BLAINEY, Jacob BORRAJO, Mohamad NAJIA, Atray DIXIT
  • Publication number: 20180079786
    Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein provide nucleic acid constructs and methods of use thereof that induce a live cell to give off sub-samples of the cell's cytosolic content. The term “cell” as used herein may be any cell type. In certain example embodiments, the cells are mammalian cells. The sampling can be general or can be targeted to a particular class of molecules or to specific types of molecules. The constructs facilitate generation of a read-out for high-throughput screens by combining engineered export with simple bulk sample and sample processing. Live cell sampling enables time course measurements and expands, for example, the applicability of transcriptional profiles obtained by single cell gene expression analysis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2016
    Publication date: March 22, 2018
    Inventors: Paul Blainey, Jacob Borrajo