Patents by Inventor William E. Putzbach

William E. Putzbach 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: 20240076677
    Abstract: Disclosed are polynucleotides, compositions, and methods related to RNA interference (RNAi). The disclosed polynucleotides, compositions, and methods may be utilized for treating diseases and disorders through RNAi. Particular disclosed are toxic RNAi active seed sequences and methods of using toxic RNAi active sequences for killing cancer cells. The disclosed toxic RNAi active seed sequences preferentially target and inhibit the expression of multiple essential genes for cell survival and/or growth through a process called “death-induced by survival gene elimination” or “DISE.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: Marcus E. Peter, William E. Putzbach, Andrea E. Murmann, Monal Patel, Quan Gao
  • Patent number: 11613754
    Abstract: Disclosed are polynucleotides, compositions, and methods related to RNA interference (RNAi). The disclosed polynucleotides, compositions, and methods may be utilized for treating diseases and disorders through RNAi. Particular disclosed are toxic RNAi active seed sequences and methods of using toxic RNAi active sequences for killing cancer cells. The disclosed toxic RNAi active seed sequences preferentially target and inhibit the expression of multiple essential genes for cell survival and/or growth through a process called “death-induced by survival gene elimination” or “DISE.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: Northwestern University
    Inventors: Marcus E. Peter, William E. Putzbach, Andrea E. Murmann, Monal Patel, Quan Gao
  • Publication number: 20180320187
    Abstract: Disclosed are polynucleotides, compositions, and methods related to RNA interference (RNAi). The disclosed polynucleotides, compositions, and methods may be utilized for treating diseases and disorders through RNAi. Particular disclosed are toxic RNAi active seed sequences and methods of using toxic RNAi active sequences for killing cancer cells. The disclosed toxic RNAi active seed sequences preferentially target and inhibit the expression of multiple essential genes for cell survival and/or growth through a process called “death-induced by survival gene elimination” or “DISE.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2018
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Applicant: Northwestern University
    Inventors: Marcus E. Peter, William E. Putzbach, Andrea E. Murmann, Monal Patel, Quan Gao