Patents by Inventor Silvana Konermann

Silvana Konermann 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: 20200199556
    Abstract: Provided herein are CRISPR/Cas methods and compositions for targeting RNA molecules, which can be used to detect, edit, or modify a target RNA.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2020
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Applicant: Salk Institute for Biological Studies
    Inventors: Patrick D. Hsu, Silvana Konermann
  • Patent number: 10666592
    Abstract: Provided herein are CRISPR/Cas methods and compositions for targeting RNA molecules, which can be used to detect, edit, or modify a target RNA.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: Salk Institute for Biological Studies
    Inventors: Patrick D. Hsu, Silvana Konermann
  • Publication number: 20200127954
    Abstract: Provided herein are CRISPR/Cas methods and compositions for targeting RNA molecules, which can be used to detect, edit, or modify a target RNA.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2018
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Applicant: Salk Institute for Biological Studies
    Inventors: Patrick D. Hsu, Silvana Konermann
  • Publication number: 20200115687
    Abstract: The invention provides for systems, methods, and compositions for altering expression of target gene sequences and related gene products. Provided are structural information on the Cas protein of the CRISPR-Cas system, use of this information in generating modified components of the CRISPR complex, vectors and vector systems which encode one or more components or modified components of a CRISPR complex, as well as methods for the design and use of such vectors and components. Also provided are methods of directing CRISPR complex formation in eukaryotic cells and methods for utilizing the CRISPR-Cas system. In particular the present invention comprehends optimized functional CRISPR-Cas enzyme systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Inventors: Silvana KONERMANN, Alexandro TREVINO, Mark BRIGHAM, Fei RAN, Patrick HSU, Chie-yu LIN, Osamu NUREKI, Hiroshi NISHIMASU, Ryuichiro ISHITANI, Feng ZHANG
  • Patent number: 10550372
    Abstract: The invention provides for systems, methods, and compositions for altering expression of target gene sequences and related gene products. Provided are structural information on the Cas protein of the CRISPR-Cas system, use of this information in generating modified components of the CRISPR complex, vectors and vector systems which encode one or more components or modified components of a CRISPR complex, as well as methods for the design and use of such vectors and components. Also provided are methods of directing CRISPR complex formation in eukaryotic cells and methods for utilizing the CRISPR-Cas system. In particular the present invention comprehends optimized functional CRISPR-Cas enzyme systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignees: The Broad Institute, Inc., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of Tokyo, President and Fellows of Harvard College
    Inventors: Silvana Konermann, Alexandro Trevino, Mark Brigham, Fei Ran, Patrick Hsu, Chie-yu Lin, Osamu Nureki, Hiroshi Nishimasu, Ryuichiro Ishitani, Feng Zhang
  • Publication number: 20190390204
    Abstract: The present invention generally relates to methods and compositions used for the spatial and temporal control of gene expression that may use inducible transcriptional effectors. The invention particularly relates to inducible methods of altering or perturbing expression of a genomic locus of interest in a cell wherein the genomic locus may be contacted with a non-naturally occurring or engineered composition comprising a deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) binding polypeptide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2019
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Applicants: The Broad Institute, Inc., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, President and Fellows of Harvard College
    Inventors: Feng Zhang, Mark Brigham, Le Cong, Silvana Konermann, Neville Sanjana
  • Publication number: 20190382800
    Abstract: The invention provides for systems, methods, and compositions for targeting nucleic acids. In particular, the invention provides non-naturally occurring or engineered RNA-targeting systems comprising a novel RNA-targeting CRISPR effector protein and at least one targeting nucleic acid component like a guide RNA.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2019
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Inventors: Konstantin Severinov, Feng Zhang, Yuri I. Wolf, Sergey Shmakov, Ekaterina Semenova, Leonid Minakhin, Kira S. Makarova, Eugene Koonin, Silvana Konermann, Julia Joung, Jonathan S. Gootenberg, Omar O. Abudayyeh, Eric S. Lander
  • Publication number: 20190382801
    Abstract: The invention provides for systems, methods, and compositions for targeting nucleic acids. In particular, the invention provides non-naturally occurring or engineered RNA-targeting systems comprising a novel RNA-targeting CRISPR effector protein and at least one targeting nucleic acid component like a guide RNA.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2019
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Inventors: Konstantin Severinov, Feng Zhang, Yuri I. Wolf, Sergey Shmakov, Ekaterina Semenova, Leonid Minakhin, Kira S. Makarova, Eugene Koonin, Silvana Konermann, Julia Joung, Jonathan S. Gootenberg, Omar O. Abudayyeh, Eric S. Lander
  • Publication number: 20190345518
    Abstract: The invention provides for systems, methods, and compositions for targeting nucleic acids. In particular, the invention provides non-naturally occurring or engineered RNA-targeting systems comprising a novel RNA-targeting CRISPR effector protein and at least one targeting nucleic acid component like a guide RNA.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2019
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Inventors: Konstantin Severinov, Feng Zhang, Yuri I. Wolf, Sergey Shmakov, Ekaterina Semenova, Leonid Minakhin, Kira S. Makarova, Eugene Koonin, Silvana Konermann, Julia Joung, Jonathan S. Gootenberg, Omar O. Abudayyeh, Eric S. Lander
  • Patent number: 10476825
    Abstract: Provided herein are CRISPR/Cas methods and compositions for targeting RNA molecules, which can be used to detect, edit, or modify a target RNA.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: Salk Institue for Biological Studies
    Inventors: Patrick D. Hsu, Silvana Konermann
  • Publication number: 20190203212
    Abstract: The present invention generally relates to methods and compositions used for the spatial and temporal control of gene expression that may use inducible transcriptional effectors. The invention particularly relates to inducible methods of altering or perturbing expression of a genomic locus of interest in a cell wherein the genomic locus may be contacted with a non-naturally occurring or engineered composition comprising a deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) binding polypeptide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2019
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Applicants: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, The Broad Institute, Inc., President and Fellows of Harvard College
    Inventors: Feng Zhang, Mark Brigham, Le Cong, Silvana Konermann, Neville Sanjana
  • Publication number: 20190207890
    Abstract: Provided herein are CRISPR/Cas methods and compositions for targeting RNA molecules, which can be used to detect, edit, or modify a target RNA.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2018
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Applicant: Salk Institute for Biological Studies
    Inventors: Patrick D. Hsu, Silvana Konermann
  • Publication number: 20190169595
    Abstract: Provided herein are CRISPR/Cas methods and compositions for targeting RNA molecules, which can be used to detect, edit, or modify a target RNA.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2019
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Applicant: Salk Institute for Biological Studies
    Inventors: Patrick D. Hsu, Silvana Konermann
  • Publication number: 20190062724
    Abstract: Provided herein are CRISPR/Cas methods and compositions for targeting RNA molecules, which can be used to detect, edit, or modify a target RNA.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Applicant: Salk Institute for Biological Studies
    Inventors: Patrick D. Hsu, Silvana Konermann
  • Publication number: 20180327786
    Abstract: The invention provides for systems, methods, and compositions for targeting nucleic acids. In particular, the invention provides non-naturally occurring or engineered RNA-targeting systems comprising a novel RNA-targeting CRISPR effector protein and at least one targeting nucleic acid component like a guide RNA.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2017
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Inventors: Konstantin Severinov, Feng Zhang, Yuri I. Wolf, Sergey Shmakov, Ekaterina Semenova, Leonid Minakhin, Kira S. Makarova, Eugene Koonin, Silvana Konermann, Julia Joung, Jonathan S. Gootenberg, Omar O. Abudayyeh, Eric S. Lander
  • Publication number: 20180320163
    Abstract: The invention provides for systems, methods, and compositions for targeting nucleic acids. In particular, the invention provides non-naturally occurring or engineered DNA or RNA-targeting systems comprising a novel DNA or RNA-targeting CRISPR effector protein and at least one targeting nucleic acid component like a guide RNA.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2017
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Inventors: Eugene Koonin, Feng Zhang, Yuri I. Wolf, Sergey Shmakov, Konstantin Severinov, Ekaterina Semenova, Leonid Minakhin, Kira S. Makarova, Silvana Konermann, Julia Joung, Jonathan S. Gootenberg, Omar O. Abudayyeh
  • Publication number: 20180127745
    Abstract: The invention provides for use of CRISPR-Cas systems to sort barcoded cells or molecules. Cells or nucleic acid molecules may be sorted from a heterogenous population by targeting a barcode of interest specific for a cell or cell progeny or nucleic acid molecule of interest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2017
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Inventors: Silvana Konermann, David Feldman, Feng Zhang, Paul Blainey
  • Publication number: 20180057810
    Abstract: The invention provides for systems, methods, and compositions for altering expression of target gene sequences and related gene products. Provided are structural information on the Cas protein of the CRISPR-Cas system, use of this information in generating modified components of the CRISPR complex, vectors and vector systems which encode one or more components or modified components of a CRISPR complex, as well as methods for the design and use of such vectors and components. Also provided are methods of directing CRISPR complex formation in eukaryotic cells and methods for utilizing the CRISPR-Cas system. In particular the present invention comprehends optimized functional CRISPR-Cas enzyme systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: Feng Zhang, Silvana KONERMANN, Mark D. BRIGHAM, Alexandro TREVINO
  • Publication number: 20170321214
    Abstract: The invention provides for systems, methods, and compositions for altering expression of target gene sequences and related gene products. Provided are structural information on the Cas protein of the CRISPR-Cas system, use of this information in generating modified components of the CRISPR complex, vectors and vector systems which encode one or more components or modified components of a CRISPR complex, as well as methods for the design and use of such vectors and components. Also provided are methods of directing CRISPR complex formation in eukaryotic cells and methods for utilizing the CRISPR-Cas system. In particular the present invention comprehends optimized functional CRISPR-Cas enzyme systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2017
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventors: Feng Zhang, Silvana Konermann, James Dahlman, Omar O. Abudayyeh
  • Publication number: 20170321198
    Abstract: The invention provides for systems, methods, and compositions for targeting nucleic acids. In particular, the invention provides non-naturally occurring or engineered RNA-targeting systems comprising a novel RNA-targeting CRISPR effector protein and at least one targeting nucleic acid component like a guide RNA.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2017
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventors: Konstantin Severinov, Feng Zhang, Yuri I. Wolf, Sergey Shmakov, Ekaterina Semenova, Leonid Minakhin, Kira S. Makarova, Eugene Koonin, Silvana Konermann, Julia Joung, Jonathan S. Gootenberg, Omar O. Abudayyeh, Eric S. Lander