Patents by Inventor Lorraine Zvichapera MUTSVUNGUMA
Lorraine Zvichapera MUTSVUNGUMA 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).
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Publication number: 20240358813Abstract: Disclosed are vaccine compositions comprising a VLP comprising two or more EBV envelope glycoproteins and one or more T cell antigens and methods of preventing or treating EBV infections using the vaccine compositions. Also disclosed is an expression system or a single expression vector for co-expressing two or more EBV envelope glycoproteins simultaneously to generate a VLP vaccine. The expression system may include a single vector inserted with two or more nucleic acid sequences that encode two or more EBV envelope glycoproteins linked by one or more linking sequences such that the EBV envelope glycoproteins are co-expressed simultaneously.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 21, 2024Publication date: October 31, 2024Applicant: CITY OF HOPEInventors: Javier Gordon OGEMBO, Lorraine Zvichapera MUTSVUNGUMA, Felix WUSSOW
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Patent number: 12012446Abstract: Disclosed herein are antibodies or immunogenic fragments thereof that specifically bind to Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) glycoprotein 350 (gp350) or 220 or one or more immunogenic peptides. Also disclosed are immunogenic peptides comprising fragments of gp350 amino acid sequence, EBV antibody-small molecule conjugates and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the antibody or an immunogenic fragment thereof, one or more immunogenic peptides, or the EBV antibody-small molecule conjugate. The antibodies, immunogenic peptides, conjugates, and pharmaceutical compositions can be used to treat or prevent EBV infections and EBV-associated conditions and diseases.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2022Date of Patent: June 18, 2024Assignee: CITY OF HOPEInventors: Javier Gordon Ogembo, Lorraine Zvichapera Mutsvunguma
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Patent number: 11964006Abstract: Disclosed are vaccine compositions comprising a VLP comprising two or more EBV envelope glycoproteins and one or more T cell antigens and methods of preventing or treating EBV infections using the vaccine compositions. Also disclosed is an expression system or a single expression vector for co-expressing two or more EBV envelope glycoproteins simultaneously to generate a VLP vaccine. The expression system may include a single vector inserted with two or more nucleic acid sequences that encode two or more EBV envelope glycoproteins linked by one or more linking sequences such that the EBV envelope glycoproteins are co-expressed simultaneously.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2018Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: CITY OF HOPEInventors: Javier Gordon Ogembo, Lorraine Zvichapera Mutsvunguma, Felix Wussow
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Publication number: 20230159626Abstract: Disclosed herein are antibodies or immunogenic fragments thereof that specifically bind to Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) glycoprotein 350 (gp350) or 220 or one or more epitopes of EBV gp350 and neutralize EBV infection. Also disclosed are immunogenic peptides comprising one or more gp350 epitopes, EBV antibody-small molecule conjugates and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the antibody or an immunogenic fragment thereof, one or more epitopes of EBV gp350, one or more immunogenic peptides, or the EBV antibody-small molecule conjugate. The antibodies, epitopes, immunogenic peptides, conjugates, and pharmaceutical compositions can be used to treat or prevent EBV infections and EBV-associated conditions and diseases.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2022Publication date: May 25, 2023Applicants: CITY OF HOPE, CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYInventors: Javier Gordon OGEMBO, Lorraine Zvichapera MUTSVUNGUMA, Alison Evelynn ONDRUS
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Publication number: 20230056712Abstract: Disclosed herein are antibodies or immunogenic fragments thereof that specifically bind to Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) glycoprotein 350 (gp350) or 220 or one or more immunogenic peptides. Also disclosed are immunogenic peptides comprising fragments of gp350 amino acid sequence, EBV antibody-small molecule conjugates and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the antibody or an immunogenic fragment thereof, one or more immunogenic peptides, or the EBV antibody-small molecule conjugate. The antibodies, immunogenic peptides, conjugates, and pharmaceutical compositions can be used to treat or prevent EBV infections and EBV-associated conditions and diseases.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 16, 2022Publication date: February 23, 2023Applicant: CITY OF HOPEInventors: Javier Gordon OGEMBO, Lorraine Zvichapera MUTSVUNGUMA
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Patent number: 11401323Abstract: Disclosed herein are antibodies or immunogenic fragments thereof that specifically bind to Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) glycoprotein 350 (gp350) or 220 or one or more epitopes of EBV gp350 and neutralize EBV infection. Also disclosed are immunogenic peptides comprising one or more gp350 epitopes, EBV antibody-small molecule conjugates and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the antibody or an immunogenic fragment thereof, one or more epitopes of EBV gp350, one or more immunogenic peptides, or the EBV antibody-small molecule conjugate. The antibodies, epitopes, immunogenic peptides, conjugates, and pharmaceutical compositions can be used to treat or prevent EBV infections and EBV-associated conditions and diseases.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2018Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignees: CITY OF HOPE, CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYInventors: Javier Gordon Ogembo, Lorraine Zvichapera Mutsvunguma, Alison Evelynn Ondrus
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Publication number: 20220143174Abstract: Disclosed are vaccine compositions comprising a single KSHV-LP comprising two or more KSHV glycoproteins and/rl or one or more T cell antigens and methods of preventing or treating KSHV infections using the vaccine compositions. Also disclosed is an expression system or a single expression vector for co-expressing two or more KSHV glycoproteins simultaneously to generate a vaccine comprising a single virus-like particle. The expression system may include a single plasmid inserted with two or more nucleic acid sequences that encode two or more KSHV glycoproteins linked by one or more linking sequences such that the KSHV glycoproteins are co-expressed simultaneously.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2020Publication date: May 12, 2022Applicant: CITY OF HOPEInventors: Javier Gordon OGEMBO, Lorraine Zvichapera MUTSVUNGUMA, David H. MULAMA, Murali MUNIRAJU
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Publication number: 20210115113Abstract: Disclosed herein are antibodies or immunogenic fragments thereof that specifically bind to Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) glycoprotein 350 (gp350) or 220 or one or more immunogenic peptides. Also disclosed are immunogenic peptides comprising fragments of gp350 amino acid sequence, EBV antibody-small molecule conjugates and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the antibody or an immunogenic fragment thereof, one or more immunogenic peptides, or the EBV antibody-small molecule conjugate. The antibodies, immunogenic peptides, conjugates, and pharmaceutical compositions can be used to treat or prevent EBV infections and EBV-associated conditions and diseases.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2020Publication date: April 22, 2021Applicant: CITY OF HOPEInventors: Javier Gordon OGEMBO, Lorraine Zvichapera MUTSVUNGUMA
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Publication number: 20200276295Abstract: Disclosed are vaccine compositions comprising a VLP comprising two or more EBV envelope glycoproteins and one or more T cell antigens and methods of preventing or treating EBV infections using the vaccine compositions. Also disclosed is an expression system or a single expression vector for co-expressing two or more EBV envelope glycoproteins simultaneously to generate a VLP vaccine. The expression system may include a single vector inserted with two or more nucleic acid sequences that encode two or more EBV envelope glycoproteins linked by one or more linking sequences such that the EBV envelope glycoproteins are co-expressed simultaneously.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2018Publication date: September 3, 2020Applicant: CITY OF HOPEInventors: Javier Gordon OGEMBO, Lorraine Zvichapera MUTSVUNGUMA
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Publication number: 20200055924Abstract: Disclosed herein are antibodies or immunogenic fragments thereof that specifically bind to Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) glycoprotein 350 (gp350) or 220 or one or more epitopes of EBV gp350 and neutralize EBV infection. Also disclosed are immunogenic peptides comprising one or more gp350 epitopes, EBV antibody-small molecule conjugates and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the antibody or an immunogenic fragment thereof, one or more epitopes of EBV gp350, one or more immunogenic peptides, or the EBV antibody-small molecule conjugate. The antibodies, epitopes, immunogenic peptides, conjugates, and pharmaceutical compositions can be used to treat or prevent EBV infections and EBV-associated conditions and diseases.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2018Publication date: February 20, 2020Inventors: Javier Gordon OGEMBO, Lorraine Zvichapera MUTSVUNGUMA, Alison Evelynn ONDRUS