Patents by Inventor Shaunak Adkar

Shaunak Adkar 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).

  • COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING REGULATORS OF CELL TYPE FATE SPECIFICATION
    Publication number: 20220307015
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are compositions, methods, and systems for selecting a polynucleotide for activity as a neuronal-specific transcription factor. The system may include a polynucleotide encoding a reporter protein and a pan-neuronal marker, a Gas protein, and a library of guide RNAs (gRNAs) targeting putative transcription factors. Further provided are methods of screening for a neuronal-specific transcription factor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2020
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventors: Charles A. Gersbach, Joshua B. Black, Jennifer Kwon, Shaunak Adkar