Patents by Inventor Michelle Richter

Michelle Richter 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).

  • Patent number: 11858946
    Abstract: Disclosed are novel compounds that accumulate in Gram-negative bacteria. Also disclosed are method of antimicrobial treatment using the compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
    Inventors: Paul J. Hergenrother, Michelle Richter, Andrew Riley, Bryon S. Drown, Martin Chavez, Sarah Tasker, Alfredo Garcia
  • Publication number: 20230235309
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides adenine base editors (ABEs) that are variants of known adenine base editors. The adenosine deaminase domain of a known ABE was modified to produce adenosine deaminase variants. The deaminase variants provided herein have broader compatibility with diverse napDNAbp domains, such as Cas homologs, for base editing applications. The ABEs provided herein comprise a deaminase variant and a napDNAbp domain. The ABEs provided herein exhibit reduced off-target editing effects while retaining high on-target editing efficiencies. These ABEs exhibit reduced off-target DNA editing effects and reduced off-target editing effects in cellular mRNA. In addition, methods for targeted nucleic acid editing are provided. Further provided are pharmaceutical compositions comprising the ABEs. Also provided are vectors and kits useful for the generation and delivery of the ABEs, including vector systems for engineering the ABEs through directed evolution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2021
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Applicants: The Broad Institute, Inc., President and Fellows of Harvard College
    Inventors: David R. Liu, Michelle Richter, Kevin Tianmeng Zhao, Benjamin Thuronyi, Gregory Newby
  • Publication number: 20220282275
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides for base editors which satisfy a need in the art for installation of targeted transversions of guanine (G) to thymine (T), or correspondingly, transversions of adenine (A) to cytosine (C). The domains of the disclosed base editors include a nucleic acid programmable DNA binding protein and a guanine oxidase or a guanine methyltransferase. The base editors may be engineered through the use of continuous or non-continuous evolution systems. In particular, the present disclosure provides for guanine-to-thymine (or cytosine-to-adenine) base editors that can install single-base trans version mutations. In addition, methods for targeted nucleic acid editing are provided. Further provided are pharmaceutical compositions comprising, and vectors and kits useful for the generation of, guanine-to-thymine base editors. Cells containing such vectors and cells containing base editors and guide RNAs are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2019
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Applicants: The Broad Institute, Inc., President and Fellows of Harvard College
    Inventors: David R. Liu, Kevin Tianmeng Zhao, Michelle Richter
  • Publication number: 20220170013
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides for base editors which satisfy a need in the art for installation of targeted transversions of thymine (T) to adenine (A), or correspondingly, trans versions of adenine (A) to thymine (T). The nucleobase editor domains include a nucleic acid programmable DNA binding protein and an adenosine methyltransferase domain. The base editors may be engineered through the use of continuous or non-continuous evolution systems, such as phage-assisted continuous evolution (PACE). In particular, the present disclosure provides for evolved adenine-to-thymine (or thymine-to-adenine) base editor variants that overcome deficiencies in the art for base editors that can install single-base A:T to T:A transversion mutations. In some embodiments, methods for targeted nucleic acid editing are provided. In some embodiments, pharmaceutical compositions comprising, and vectors and kits for the generation of, targeted base editors are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2020
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Applicants: The Broad Institute, Inc., President and Fellows of Harvard College
    Inventors: David R. Liu, Jessie Rose Davis, Jordan Leigh Doman, Kevin Tianmeng Zhao, Michelle Richter
  • Publication number: 20220112203
    Abstract: Disclosed are novel compounds that accumulate in Gram-negative bacteria. Also disclosed are method of antimicrobial treatment using the compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2021
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Applicant: The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
    Inventors: Paul J. Hergenrother, Michelle Richter, Andrew Riley, Bryon S. Drown, Martin Chavez, Sarah Tasker, Alfredo Garcia
  • Patent number: 10995097
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds that accumulate in Gram-negative bacteria. Also disclosed are method of antimicrobial treatment using the compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
    Inventors: Paul J. Hergenrother, Michelle Richter, Andrew Riley, Bryon Drown, Martin Chavez, Sarah Tasker, Alfredo Garcia
  • Publication number: 20190135821
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds that accumulate in Gram-negative bacteria. Also disclosed are method of antimicrobial treatment using the compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2017
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Inventors: Paul J. HERGENROTHER, Michelle Richter, Andrew Riley, Bryon Drown, Martin Chavez, Sarah Tasker, Alfredo Garcia