Patents by Inventor Yeun-Kyung Shin

Yeun-Kyung Shin 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).

  • Attenuated influenza NS1 variants
    Patent number: 7507411
    Abstract: Attenuated influenza virus variants comprising substitutions in NS1 that interfere with viral replication and phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase activation are described. NS1 variant polypeptides, polynucleotides encoding NS1 variant polypeptides, a reverse genetics system for producing attenuated influenza virus NS1 variants, immunogenic compositions comprising live attenuated influenza virus NS1 variants, methods of stimulating an immune response against influenza virus, methods of interfering with influenza virus replication, and methods of treating and preventing influenza virus infection are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2009
    Assignee: University of Saskatchewan
    Inventors: Yan Zhou, Yeun-Kyung Shin, Lorne A. Babiuk, Qiang Liu
  • Attenuated influenza NS1 variants
    Publication number: 20080050402
    Abstract: Attenuated influenza virus variants comprising substitutions in NS1 that interfere with viral replication and phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase activation are described. NS1 variant polypeptides, polynucleotides encoding NS1 variant polypeptides, a reverse genetics system for producing attenuated influenza virus NS1 variants, immunogenic compositions comprising live attenuated influenza virus NS1 variants, methods of stimulating an immune response against influenza virus, methods of interfering with influenza virus replication, and methods of treating and preventing influenza virus infection are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2007
    Publication date: February 28, 2008
    Inventors: Yan Zhou, Yeun-Kyung Shin, Lorne Babiuk, Qiang Liu