Patents by Inventor Shahar Alon

Shahar Alon 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: 20210395796
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for amplifying at least one target RNA in a fixed and, optionally, expanded biological sample. In an embodiment of the invention, the method comprises incubating the fixed biological sample with a pair of polynucleotides complementary to non-overlapping and proximal sequences of a target RNA, wherein the polynucleotide pair hybridizes to the target RNA; ligating the polynucleotide pair using a ligase; and amplifying the ligation product. The invention further provides methods for detecting and optionally quantifying and/or sequencing the amplification product. As the method comprises hybridizing polynucleotide pairs to a target RNA in a fixed biological sample, the target RNA can be hybridized in situ.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2021
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Inventors: Fei Chen, Asmamaw Wassie, Shahar Alon, Adam Henry Marblestone, Anubhav Sinha, Andrew C. Payne, Edward Stuart Boyden
  • Patent number: 11180804
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods for analyzing polynucleotides such as genomic DNA. In some embodiments, the disclosure provides a method for preparing and amplifying a genomic DNA library in situ in a fixed biological sample. The method comprises treating a fixed biological sample with an insertional enzyme complex to produce tagged fragments of genomic DNA. The method further comprises circularizing the tagged fragments of genomic DNA. The method further comprises amplifying the tagged fragments of genomic DNA.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignees: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, President and Fellows of Harvard College
    Inventors: Fei Chen, Andrew C. Payne, Jason D. Buenrostro, Paul Reginato, Edward Stuart Boyden, Shahar Alon
  • Patent number: 10995361
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for amplifying at least one target RNA in a fixed and, optionally, expanded biological sample. In an embodiment of the invention, the method comprises incubating the fixed biological sample with a pair of polynucleotides complementary to non-overlapping and proximal sequences of a target RNA, wherein the polynucleotide pair hybridizes to the target RNA; ligating the polynucleotide pair using a ligase; and amplifying the ligation product. The invention further provides methods for detecting and optionally quantifying and/or sequencing the amplification product. As the method comprises hybridizing polynucleotide pairs to a target RNA in a fixed biological sample, the target RNA can be hybridized in situ.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Fei Chen, Asmamaw T. Wassie, Shahar Alon, Adam Henry Marblestone, Anubhav Sinha, Andrew Payne, Edward Stuart Boyden
  • Patent number: 10563257
    Abstract: The invention provides in situ nucleic acid sequencing to be conducted in biological specimens that have been physically expanded. The invention leverages the techniques for expansion microscopy (ExM) to provide new methods for in situ sequencing of nucleic acids as well as new methods for fluorescent in situ sequencing (FISSEQ) in a new process referred to herein as “expansion sequencing” (ExSEQ).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignees: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, President and Fellows of Harvard College
    Inventors: Edward Stuart Boyden, Fei Chen, Shahar Alon, George Church, Paul Warren Tillberg, Adam Henry Marblestone, Evan R. Daugharthy
  • Patent number: 10526649
    Abstract: The invention provides in situ nucleic acid sequencing to be conducted in biological specimens that have been physically expanded. The invention leverages the techniques for expansion microscopy (ExM) to provide new methods for in situ sequencing of nucleic acids in a process referred to herein as “expansion sequencing” (ExSEQ).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignees: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, President and Fellows of Harvard College
    Inventors: Fei Chen, Shahar Alon, Andrew Payne, Asmamaw Wassie, Daniel Goodwin, Edward Stuart Boyden, Evan Daugharthy, Jonathan Scheiman
  • Patent number: 10364457
    Abstract: The invention enables in situ genomic and transcriptomic assessment of nucleic acids to be conducted in biological specimens that have been physically expanded. The invention leverages the techniques for expansion microscopy (ExM) to provide new methods for in situ genomic and transcriptomic assessment of nucleic in a new process referred to herein as “expansion fluorescent in situ hybridization” (ExFISH).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Asmamaw Wassie, Fei Chen, Edward Stuart Boyden, Shahar Alon, George Church, Evan Daugharthy
  • Publication number: 20190055597
    Abstract: The invention provides in situ nucleic acid sequencing to be conducted in biological specimens that have been physically expanded. The invention leverages the techniques for expansion microscopy (ExM) to provide new methods for in situ sequencing of nucleic acids as well as new methods for fluorescent in situ sequencing (FISSEQ) in a new process referred to herein as “expansion sequencing” (ExSEQ).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2018
    Publication date: February 21, 2019
    Inventors: Edward Stuart Boyden, Fei Chen, Shahar Alon, George Church, Paul Warren Tillberg, Adam Henry Marblestone, Evan R. Daugharthy
  • Patent number: 10059990
    Abstract: The invention provides in situ nucleic acid sequencing to be conducted in biological specimens that have been physically expanded. The invention leverages the techniques for expansion microscopy (ExM) to provide new methods for in situ sequencing of nucleic acids as well as new methods for fluorescent in situ sequencing (FISSEQ) in a new process referred to herein as “expansion sequencing” (ExSEQ).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Edward Stuart Boyden, Fei Chen, Shahar Alon, George Church, Paul Warren Tillberg, Adam Marblestone, Evan Daugharthy
  • Publication number: 20180216161
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for amplifying at least one target RNA in a fixed and, optionally, expanded biological sample. In an embodiment of the invention, the method comprises incubating the fixed biological sample with a pair of polynucleotides complementary to non-overlapping and proximal sequences of a target RNA, wherein the polynucleotide pair hybridizes to the target RNA; ligating the polynucleotide pair using a ligase; and amplifying the ligation product. The invention further provides methods for detecting and optionally quantifying and/or sequencing the amplification product. As the method comprises hybridizing polynucleotide pairs to a target RNA in a fixed biological sample, the target RNA can be hybridized in situ.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2018
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Inventors: Fei Chen, Asmamaw T. Wassie, Shahar Alon, Adam Henry Marblestone, Anubhav Sinha, Andrew Payne, Edward Stuart Boyden
  • Publication number: 20180119219
    Abstract: The invention provides in situ nucleic acid sequencing to be conducted in biological specimens that have been physically expanded. The invention leverages the techniques for expansion microscopy (ExM) to provide new methods for in situ sequencing of nucleic acids in a process referred to herein as “expansion sequencing” (ExSEQ).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2017
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Inventors: Fei Chen, Shahar Alon, Andrew Payne, Asmamaw Wassie, Daniel Goodwin, Edward Stuart Boyden
  • Publication number: 20170067096
    Abstract: The invention enables in situ genomic and transcriptomic assessment of nucleic acids to be conducted in biological specimens that have been physically expanded. The invention leverages the techniques for expansion microscopy (ExM) to provide new methods for in situ genomic and transcriptomic assessment of nucleic in a new process referred to herein as “expansion fluorescent in situ hybridization” (ExFISH).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2016
    Publication date: March 9, 2017
    Inventors: Asmamaw Wassie, Fei Chen, Edward Stuart Boyden, Shahar Alon
  • Publication number: 20160304952
    Abstract: The invention provides in situ nucleic acid sequencing to be conducted in biological specimens that have been physically expanded. The invention leverages the techniques for expansion microscopy (ExM) to provide new methods for in situ sequencing of nucleic acids as well as new methods for fluorescent in situ sequencing (FISSEQ) in a new process referred to herein as “expansion sequencing” (ExSEQ).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2016
    Publication date: October 20, 2016
    Inventors: Edward Stuart Boyden, Fei Chen, Shahar Alon, George Church, Paul Warren Tillberg, Adam Marblestone, Evan Daugharthy