Patents by Inventor Suzanne L. Tomchuck

Suzanne L. Tomchuck 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).

  • Primary mesenchymal stem cells as a vaccine platform
    Patent number: 10472647
    Abstract: Episomally transfected primary mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) express a polypeptide consisting of an antigenic polypeptide (e.g., one or more polypeptides) relating to a pathogen (e.g., one or more virus, bacterium, or parasite). The antigenic polypeptide can have the amino acid sequence of a natural polypeptide from the pathogen or an amino acid sequence differing from the natural sequence by one or more conservative amino acid substitutions. Uses and method for treating or preventing infections with episomally transfected primary MSC also are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: The Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund
    Inventors: Suzanne L. Tomchuck, Elizabeth B. Norton, Robert F. Garry, Bruce Bunnell, John D. Clements
  • PRIMARY MESENCHYMAL STEM CELLS AS A VACCINE PLATFORM
    Publication number: 20140178422
    Abstract: Episomally transfected primary mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) express a polypeptide consisting of an antigenic polypeptide (e.g., one or more polypeptides) relating to a pathogen (e.g., one or more virus, bacterium, or parasite). The antigenic polypeptide can have the amino acid sequence of a natural polypeptide from the pathogen or an amino acid sequence differing from the natural sequence by one or more conservative amino acid substitutions. Uses and method for treating or preventing infections with episomally transfected primary MSC also are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2013
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Applicant: The Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund
    Inventors: Suzanne L. Tomchuck, Elizabeth B. Norton, Robert F. Garry, Bruce Bunnell, John D. Clements