Patents by Inventor Sonja Schrepfer

Sonja Schrepfer 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: 20260053851
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are engineered cells and/or hypoimmunogenic cells including engineered cells and/or hypoimmunogenic stem cells, engineered cells and/or hypoimmunogenic cells differentiated therefrom, and/or engineered cells and/or hypoimmunogenic CAR-T cells (primary or differentiated from engineered and/or hypoimmunogenic stem cells) and related methods of their use and generation comprising regulatable reduced expression of one or more MHC class I and/or MHC class II human leukocyte antigen molecules and regulatable overexpression of CD47. Provided herein are cells further exhibiting reduced expression of T-cell receptors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2022
    Publication date: February 26, 2026
    Inventors: William Dowdle, Eleonore Tham, Rebeca Ramos-Zayas, Sonja Schrepfer
  • Publication number: 20260048086
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods of dosing engineered islet cells that include functional modified beta cell containing one or more modifications, such as genetic modifications. In some embodiments, the engineered islets are hypoimmunogenic cells. In some embodiments, the one or more modifications reduce or eliminate expression of one or more MHC class I and/or MHC class II human leukocyte antigens and also increase expression of one or more tolerogenic factors, such as CD47. In some embodiments, the subject has a beta cell related disorder, such as diabetes (e.g. Type I diabetes).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2025
    Publication date: February 19, 2026
    Inventor: Sonja SCHREPFER
  • Patent number: 12492382
    Abstract: The invention discloses for the first time pluripotent cells, including hypoimmune pluripotent ABO blood type O Rhesus Factor negative (HIPO?) cells, that evade rejection by the host allogeneic immune system and avoid blood antigen type rejection. The HIPO? cells comprise reduced HLA-I and HLA-II expression, increased CD47 expression, and a universal blood group O Rh? (“O?”) blood type. The universal blood type is achieved by eliminating ABO blood group A and B antigents as well as eliminating Rh factor expression, or by starting with an O? parent cell line. These new, novel HIPO? cells evade host immune rejection because they have an impaired antigen presentation capacity, protection from innate immune clearance, and lack blood group rejection. The cells of the invention also include O? pluripotent stem cells (iPSCO?) and O? embryonic stem cells (ESCO?).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2025
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Sonja Schrepfer, Tobias Deuse
  • Publication number: 20250320290
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods and compositions for administering to a subject in need thereof a CD47-SIRP? blockade agent, wherein the subject was previously administered a population of cells engineered to express an exogenous CD47 polypeptide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2021
    Publication date: October 16, 2025
    Inventor: Sonja Schrepfer
  • Publication number: 20250302876
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are engineered cells and/or hypoimmunogenic cells including engineered and/or hypoimmunogenic stem cells, engineered and/or hypoimmunogenic cells differentiated therefrom, engineered and/or hypoimmunogenic CAR-T cells (primary or differentiated from engineered and/or hypoimmunogenic stem cells) and related methods of their use and generation for use in the treatment of autoimmune diseases/disorders and/or inflammatory diseases/disorders. Provided herein are engineered and/or hypoimmunogenic cells exhibiting reduced expression of MHC class I and/or MHC class II human leukocyte antigens and T-cell receptors for use in the treatment of autoimmune diseases/disorders and/or inflammatory diseases/disorders. In some embodiments, such cells also exogenously express one or more tolerogenic factors such as CD47 and one or more chimeric antigen receptors (CARS).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2022
    Publication date: October 2, 2025
    Inventors: Sunil Agarwal, Sonja Schrepfer, Terry James Fry, Paul Brunetta, Constantine Stephen Djedjos, Steve Harr
  • Publication number: 20250283051
    Abstract: The invention provides universally acceptable “off-the-shelf” hypoimmunogenic pluripotent cells and differentiated cardiac, endothelial, neuronal, islet, or retinal pigment cells thereof. Such hypoimmune cells are used to treat patients in need thereof. The cells lack major immune antigens that trigger immune responses and are engineered to avoid phagocytic endocytosis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2025
    Publication date: September 11, 2025
    Applicant: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Sonja Schrepfer, Tobias Deuse
  • Publication number: 20250223564
    Abstract: Provided are functional modified stem cell-derived beta (?) cells (SC-beta cells) containing one or more modifications, such as genetic modifications, and related methods of their use and generation. In some embodiments, the modified cells are hypoimmunogenic cells. In some embodiments, the modified SC-beta cells are cells differentiated in vitro from a modified or hypoimmunogenic pluripotent stem cell that contains the one or more modifications. In some embodiments, the one or more modifications reduce or eliminate expression of MHC class I and/or MHC class II human leukocyte antigens and also exogenously express one or more tolerogenic factors such as CD47.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2023
    Publication date: July 10, 2025
    Inventors: Sonja SCHREPFER, Jeffrey R. MILLMAN
  • Publication number: 20250127820
    Abstract: Provided are engineered cells containing one or more modifications, such as genetic modifications, for use in allogeneic cell therapy. In some embodiments, the engineered cells are hyopimmunogenic cells. In some embodiments, the engineered cells comprise reduced expression of CD 142 and/or are administered in combination with an anti-coagulant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2022
    Publication date: April 24, 2025
    Applicant: Sana Biotechnology, Inc.
    Inventor: Sonja SCHREPFER
  • Patent number: 12221622
    Abstract: The invention discloses for the first time pluripotent cells, including induced pluripotent stem cells, embryonic stem cells, hypo-immune pluripotent cells, cells that have been derived therefrom, and cells that have been biologically differentiated therefrom into particular tissue lineages that are ABO blood type O Rhesus Factor negative or otherwise evade rejection resulting from blood type antigen mismatch. The invention further provides universally acceptable “off-the-shelf” pluripotent cells and derivatives thereof for generating or regenerating specific tissues and organs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Sonja Schrepfer, Tobias Deuse
  • Publication number: 20250019433
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are engineered cells and/or hypoimmunogenic cells including engineered and/or hypoimmunogenic stem cells, engineered and/or hypoimmunogenic cells differentiated therefrom, engineered and/or hypoimmunogenic CAR-T cells (primary or differentiated from engineered and/or hypoimmunogenic stem cells) and related methods of their use and generation. Provided herein are engineered and/or hypoimmunogenic cells exhibiting reduced expression of MHC class I and/or MHC class II human leukocyte antigens and T-cell receptors. In some embodiments, such cells also exogenously express one or more tolerogenic factors such as CD47 and one or more chimeric antigen receptors (CAR)s.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2024
    Publication date: January 16, 2025
    Inventors: Sonja Schrepfer, Lindong Weng, Terry James Fry
  • Publication number: 20240425820
    Abstract: Provided are engineered cells containing one or more modifications, such as genetic modifications, for use in allogeneic cell therapy. In some embodiments, the engineered cells are hypoimmunogenic cells. In some embodiments, the engineered cells comprise increased expression of CD46 and CD59.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2022
    Publication date: December 26, 2024
    Applicant: Sana Biotechnology, Inc.
    Inventor: Sonja SCHREPFER
  • Publication number: 20240358761
    Abstract: Provided are engineered cells containing one or more modifications, such as genetic modifications, for use in allogeneic cell therapy. In some embodiments, the engineered cells are hypoimmunogenic cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2022
    Publication date: October 31, 2024
    Applicant: Sana Biotechnology, Inc.
    Inventor: Sonja SCHREPFER
  • Publication number: 20240316198
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are engineered cells and/or hypoimmunogenic cells including engineered cells and/or hypoimmunogenic stem cells, engineered cells and/or hypoimmunogenic cells differentiated therefrom, and engineered cells and/or hypoimmunogenic CAR-T cells (primary or differentiated from engineered and/or hypoimmunogenic stem cells) and related methods of their use and generation comprising reduced expression of one or more Y chromosome genes and reduced expression of MHC I and/or MHC II human leukocyte antigen molecules and overexpression of CD47. Provided herein are cells further exhibiting reduced expression of T-cell receptors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2022
    Publication date: September 26, 2024
    Inventors: Sonja Schrepfer, Edward Rebar, Daniel Goldman
  • Publication number: 20240252642
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are hypoimmunogenic T cells having reduced expression of RhD antigen for administering to a patient. In some embodiments, the cells are propagated from a primary T cell or a progeny thereof or are derived from an induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC). In some embodiments, the cells exogenously express CD47 proteins and exhibit reduced expression of MHC class I proteins, MHC class II proteins, or both. In some embodiments, the cells exogenously express one or more chimeric antigen receptors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2022
    Publication date: August 1, 2024
    Inventor: Sonja Schrepfer
  • Publication number: 20240226164
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are engineered cells and/or hypoimmunogenic cells including hypoimmunogenic stem cells, hypoimmunogenic cells differentiated therefrom, and hypoimmunogenic CAR-T cells and related methods of their use and generation comprising one or more exogenous receptors selected from the group consisting of a human leukocyte antigen E (HLA-E) variant protein, a human leukocyte antigen G (HLA-G) variant protein, and an exogenous PD-L1 protein. Provided herein are cells further exhibiting reduced expression of MHC I and MHC II human leukocyte antigens and T-cell receptors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2022
    Publication date: July 11, 2024
    Inventors: Sonja Schrepfer, Edward Rebar
  • Patent number: 11987628
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are engineered cells and/or hypoimmunogenic cells including engineered and/or hypoimmunogenic stem cells, engineered and/or hypoimmunogenic cells differentiated therefrom, engineered and/or hypoimmunogenic CAR-T cells (primary or differentiated from engineered and/or hypoimmunogenic stem cells) and related methods of their use and generation. Provided herein are engineered and/or hypoimmunogenic cells exhibiting reduced expression of MHC class I and/or MHC class II human leukocyte antigens and T-cell receptors. In some embodiments, such cells also exogenously express one or more tolerogenic factors such as CD47 and one or more chimeric antigen receptors (CAR)s.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: Sana Biotechnology, Inc.
    Inventors: Sonja Schrepfer, Lindong Weng, Terry J. Fry
  • Patent number: 11965022
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are engineered cells and/or hypoimmunogenic cells including engineered and/or hypoimmunogenic stem cells, engineered and/or hypoimmunogenic cells differentiated therefrom, engineered and/or hypoimmunogenic CAR-T cells (primary or differentiated from engineered and/or hypoimmunogenic stem cells) and related methods of their use and generation. Provided herein are engineered and/or hypoimmunogenic cells exhibiting reduced expression of MHC class I and/or MHC class II human leukocyte antigens and T-cell receptors. In some embodiments, such cells also exogenously express one or more tolerogenic factors such as CD47 and one or more chimeric antigen receptors (CAR)s.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Sana Biotechnology, Inc.
    Inventors: Sonja Schrepfer, Lindong Weng, Terry J. Fry
  • Publication number: 20240010988
    Abstract: Provided are engineered cells, such as engineered primary cells, containing one or more modifications, such as genetic modifications, for use in allogeneic cell therapy. In some embodiments, the engineered primary cells are hypoimmunogenic cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2023
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Applicant: Sana Biotechnology, Inc.
    Inventors: Sonja SCHREPFER, Xiaomeng HU
  • Publication number: 20240002507
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are engineered cells and/or hypoimmunogenic cells including engineered and/or hypoimmunogenic stem cells, engineered and/or hypoimmunogenic cells differentiated therefrom, engineered and/or hypoimmunogenic CAR-T cells (primary or differentiated from engineered and/or hypoimmunogenic stem cells) and related methods of their use and generation. Provided herein are engineered and/or hypoimmunogenic cells exhibiting reduced expression of MHC class I and/or MHC class II human leukocyte antigens and T-cell receptors. In some embodiments, such cells also exogenously express one or more tolerogenic factors such as CD47 and one or more chimeric antigen receptors (CAR)s.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2023
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Inventors: Sonja Schrepfer, Lindong Weng, Terry J. Fry
  • Publication number: 20230348862
    Abstract: The invention provides pluripotent cells that are used therapeutically for regenerating tissues but avoid rejection by subjects that receive them. In particular, the invention provides hypo-immunogenic pluripotent cells that avoid host immune rejection. The cells lack major immune antigens that trigger immune responses and are engineered to avoid phagocytic endocytosis. The invention further provides universally acceptable “off-the-shelf” pluripotent cells and derivatives thereof for generating or regenerating specific tissues and organs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2023
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Applicant: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Sonja Schrepfer, Tobias Deuse