Patents by Inventor Joshua Michael Francis

Joshua Michael Francis 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: 20230382997
    Abstract: Provided herein are HLA-PEPTIDE targets and antigen binding proteins that bind HLA-PEPTIDE targets. Also disclosed are methods for identifying the HLA-PEPTIDE targets as well as identifying one or more antigen binding proteins that bind a give n HLA-PEPTIDE target.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2022
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Inventors: Karin Jooss, Wade Blair, Brendan Bulik-Sullivan, Jennifer Busby, Michele Anne Busby, Joshua Michael Francis, Gijsbert Marnix Grotenbreg, Mojca Skoberne, Roman Yelensky
  • Publication number: 20220154281
    Abstract: A method for identifying T-cells that are antigen-specific for at least one neoantigen that is likely to be presented by class II MHC alleles on surfaces of tumor cells of a subject. Peptide sequences of tumor neoantigens are obtained by sequencing the tumor cells of the subject. The peptide sequences are input into a machine-learned presentation model to generate presentation likelihoods for the tumor neoantigens, each presentation likelihood representing the likelihood that a neoantigen is presented by the class II MHC alleles on the surfaces of the tumor cells of the subject. A subset of the neoantigens is selected based on the presentation likelihoods. T-cells that are antigen-specific for at least one of the neoantigens in the subset are identified. These T-cells can be expanded for use in T-cell therapy. TCRs of these identified T-cells can also be sequenced and cloned into new T-cells for use in T-cell therapy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2020
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventors: Thomas Francis Boucher, Brendan Bulik-Sullivan, Jennifer Busby, Minh Duc Cao, Matthew Joseph Davis, Lauren Elizabeth Young, Joshua Michael Francis, Christine Denise Palmer, Mojca Skoberne, Roman Yelensky
  • Publication number: 20220155321
    Abstract: Methods are provided to separately isolate antigen-binding T cells and antigen-activated T cells derived from a starting population of peripheral blood mononuclear cells, and to identify overlapping T cell receptor clonotypes. Antigens include personal and shared neoantigens as well as cancer-testis antigens. The T cell receptor clonotypes can be further used to develop cancer treatment therapies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2020
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Applicant: Gritstone bio, Inc
    Inventors: Matthew Joseph Davis, Joshua Michael Francis, Abubakar Jalloh, Karin Jooss, Christine Denise Palmer, Mojca Skoberne
  • Publication number: 20210147550
    Abstract: Provided herein are HLA-PEPTIDE targets and antigen binding proteins that bind HLA-PEPTIDE targets. Also disclosed are methods for identifying the HLA-PEPTIDE targets as well as identifying one or more antigen binding proteins that bind a given HLA-PEPTIDE target.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2018
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Inventors: Karin Jooss, Wade Blair, Brendan Bulik-Sullivan, Jennifer Busby, Michele Anne Busby, Joshua Michael Francis, Gijsbert Marnix Grotenbreg, Mojca Skoberne, Roman Yelensky
  • Publication number: 20210061914
    Abstract: Provided herein are HLA-PEPTIDE targets and antigen binding proteins that bind HLA-PEPTIDE targets. Also disclosed are methods for identifying the HLA-PEPTIDE targets as well as identifying one or more antigen binding proteins that bind a given HLA-PEPTIDE target.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2018
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Inventors: Karin Jooss, Wade Blair, Brendan Bulik-Sullivan, Michele Anne Busby, Jennifer Busby, Joshua Michael Francis, Gijsbert Marnix Grotenbreg, Mojca Skoberne, Roman Yelensky
  • Publication number: 20200363414
    Abstract: A method for identifying T-cells that are antigen-specific for at least one neoantigen that is likely to be presented on surfaces of tumor cells of a subject. Peptide sequences of tumor neoantigens are obtained by sequencing the tumor cells of the subject. The peptide sequences are input into a machine-learned presentation model to generate presentation likelihoods for the tumor neoantigens, each presentation likelihood representing the likelihood that a neoantigen is presented by an MHC allele on the surfaces of the tumor cells of the subject. A subset of the neoantigens is selected based on the presentation likelihoods. T-cells that are antigen-specific for at least one of the neoantigens in the subset are identified. These T-cells can be expanded for use in T-cell therapy. TCRs of these identified T-cells can also be sequenced and cloned into new T-cells for use in T-cell therapy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2018
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Inventors: Roman Yelensky, Brendan Bulik-Sullivan, Jennifer Busby, Matthew Joseph Davis, Lauren Elizabeth Young, Joshua Michael Francis, Christine Palmer, Mojca Skoberne