Patents by Inventor Jong Hee Shin

Jong Hee Shin 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).

  • Methods and compositions for the detection of Candida spp.
    Patent number: 6235890
    Abstract: The present invention provides a rapid method for identifying species of Candida. Identification is through the use of a non-conserved regions of the ITS2 region flanked by highly conserved functional domains. Detection of members of the Candida and Aspergillus genera is enhanced by the detection of genus-specific regions of the 5.8S rRNA gene. The present invention provides isolated nucleic acids that selectively hybridize to the fungal genus-specific 5.8S rRNA region, and to the species-specific ITS2 region. The invention provides for nucleic acid sequences for use as selective probes for fungal genus-specific probes and as Candida species-specific probes. The present invention provides methods for the use of the Candida species-specific probes that allow the detection and identification of the individual species in biological samples.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2001
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Department of Health and Human Services
    Inventors: Christine J. Morrison, Errol Reiss, Brian Holloway, Jong Hee Shin