Patents by Inventor Victoria Kelley Hodson

Victoria Kelley Hodson 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).

  • Yeast-Based Vaccine for Inducing an Immune Response
    Publication number: 20100196411
    Abstract: The invention provided herein relates to vaccines that can be tailored to achieve a desired immune response. Some compositions provided herein are used for preferentially eliciting a humoral immune response while other compositions are useful for preferentially eliciting a cell-mediated response. Combinations of vaccine compositions are also useful for eliciting both types of responses and/or for modulating the type of immune response elicited. The invention also provides methods for eliciting an immune response in an individual by administering the compositions disclosed herein. These immune responses are useful for protecting an individual from various types of diseases, infections, and undesirable conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2010
    Publication date: August 5, 2010
    Applicant: Globelmmune, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard C. Duke, Alex Franzusoff, Aurelia Haller, Thomas H. King, Yingnian Lu, Victoria Kelley Hodson
  • Yeast-based vaccine for inducing an immune response
    Patent number: 7736642
    Abstract: The invention provided herein relates to vaccines that can be tailored to achieve a desired immune response. Some compositions provided herein are used for preferentially eliciting a humoral immune response while other compositions are useful for preferentially eliciting a cell-mediated response. Combinations of vaccine compositions are also useful for eliciting both types of responses and/or for modulating the type of immune response elicited. The invention also provides methods for eliciting an immune response in an individual by administering the compositions disclosed herein. These immune responses are useful for protecting an individual from various types of diseases, infections, and undesirable conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Assignee: GlobeImmune, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard C. Duke, Alex Franzusoff, Aurelia Haller, Thomas H. King, Yingnian Lu, Victoria Kelley Hodson