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U.S. Patents Granted to the Faculty of Harvard University: 1999

United States Patents granted to members of the Faculty of Harvard University are compiled by fiscal year. Select a link to view the list of patents awarded during that fiscal year. Note that space constraints do not permit listing all inventors on each patent. No slight is intended by omission of their names.

1999

Lead Inventor

Faculty

Patent

Title

Buratowski, Stephen

HMS

5,863,762

Novel TFIIB Transcription Factor from Candida albicans, Nucleic Acid Sequence Coding Therefore, and Methods of Screening for Inhibitors of Candida albicans Growth

Chang, Han

FAS

5,912,326

Cerebellum-derived Growth Factors, and Uses Related Thereto (formerly, Neurotrophic Factor Similar to Heregulin/GGF/ARIA)

Church, George

HMS

5,795,782

Characterization of Individual Polymer Molecules Based on Monomer-Interface Interactions

Coen, Donald

HMS

5,914,244

High Lead Expression of Soluble CMV UL97 and Development of an Assay to Screen Inhibitors

Collier, R. John

HMS

5,843,711

Diptheria Toxin Receptor-Binding Region

Collier, R. John

HMS

5,917,017

Diptheria Toxin Vaccines Bearing a Mutated R Domain

DesRosiers, Ronald

HMS

5,851,813

Primate Lentivirus Vaccine

Farr, Spencer

HSPH

5,811,231

Mammalian Stress Promoter Kits

Flanagan, John G.

HMS

5,795,734

EPH Receptor Ligands, and Uses Related Thereto

Folkman, M. Judah

HMS

5,886,141

Purification of a Smooth Muscle Cell Mitogen from Beta Tumor Cell Conditioned Medium

Glimcher, Laurie

HSPH

5,858,776

Tumor Cells with Increased Immunogenicity and Uses Therefor

Glimcher, Laurie

HSPH

5,858,711

NFAT Interacting Protein NIP45 and Methods of Use Therefor

Goldberg, Alfred L.

HMS

5,786,329

ATP-Dependent Protease and Use of Inhibitors for Same in the Treatment of Cachexia and Muscle Wasting

Grusby, Michael J.

HSPH

5,866,760

Stat 6 Knockout Mice

Hobson, J. Allan

HMS

5,902,250

Home-Based System and Method for Monitoring Sleep State and Assessing Cardiorespiratory Risk

Howley, Peter M.

HMS

5,821,048

Methods, Kits, and Compositions for Diagnosing Papillomavirus Infection

Hsieh, Chung-Ming

HSPH

5,786,171

Isolation and Characterization of Genes Preferentially Expressed in the Aorta

Hsieh, Chung-Ming

HSPH

5,846,773

Isolation and Characterization of Genes Preferentially Expressed in the Aorta

Jarrell, Kevin Arthur

FAS

5,780,272

Intron-Mediated Recombinant Techniques and Reagents

Kasper, Dennis

HMS

5,820,860

Conjugate Vaccine for Group B Streptococcus

Kasper, Dennis

HMS

5,843,444

Conjugate Vaccine for Group B Streptococcus

Kasper, Dennis

HMS

5,847,081

Conjugate Vaccine for Group B Streptococcus

Kasper, Dennis

HMS

5,858,362

Conjugate Vaccine for Group B Streptococcus

Kasper, Dennis

HMS

5,908,629

Conjugate Vaccine for Group B Streptococcus

Kasper, Dennis

HMS

5,795,580

Group B Streptococcus Type II Polysaccharide-Tetanus Toxoid Conjugate Vaccines

Kasper, Dennis

HMS

5,843,461

Group B Streptococcus Type II Polysaccharide-Tetanus Toxoid Conjugate Vaccines

Kassis, Amin I.

HMS

5,811,073

Method for Radioisotopic Detection and Localization of Inflammation in a Host (formerly Radiolabeled Nucleosides and Nucleotides as Infection Radiodiagnostic Agents)

Kirschner, Marc

HMS

5,866,098

Assay for Identifying Extracellular Signaling Proteins

Kliner, Dahv A. V.

FAS

5,909,306

Solid-State Tunable Laser Source of Narrow-Bandwidth Blue & Ultraviolet-Radiation

Knipe, David

HMS

5,869,234

Method of Identifying Compounds which Modulate Herpesvirus Infection

Koutrakis, Petros

HSPH

5,788,741

Virtual Impactor for Removing Particles from an Airstream and Method for Using Same

Leder, Philip

HMS

5,789,182

System for Assaying Binding to a Heparin-Binding Growth Factor Receptor

Leder, Philip

HMS

5,801,000

Detection and Isolation of Ligands

Leder, Philip

HMS

5,824,299

Use of Cytokine IP-10 as an Anti-Tumor Agent

Lieber, Charles

FAS

5,840,435

Extended Nitride Material Comprising C2N and Formation Method

Lieber, Charles

FAS

5,897,945

Metal Oxide Nanorods

Madras, Bertha

HMS

5,853,696

Nortropanes (ALTROPANE) and Their Use as Imaging Agents for Neurodegenerative Disorders (Cocaine Receptor Binding Agents) - (Substituted 2-carboxyalkyl- 3-(Fluorophenyl)- 8-(3-Halopropen-2-YL) )

Maggio, John

HMS

5,837,473

Labelled b-Amyloid Peptide and Methods of Use in Detecting Alzheimer's Disease

Maniatis, Thomas

FAS

5,804,374

NF-kB Mediated Transcriptional Regulation

Mekalanos, John

HMS

5,843,426

Salmonella Virulence Vaccines

Mekalanos, John

HMS

5,874,088

Deletion Mutants as Vaccines for Cholera

Patterson, Winston C.

HSPH

5,888,765

Promoter for Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor

Perrella, Mark A.

HSPH

5,888,982

Role of Endogenous Carbon Monoxide in Septic Shock: Therapeutic Implications of Hene Oxygenase-1 Gene Regulation

Perrimon, Norbert Jean

HMS

5,849,548

Trans-splicing Ribozymes

Perrimon, Norbert Jean

HMS

5,863,774

Trans-splicing Ribozymes

Perrimon, Norbert Jean

HMS

5,866,384

Trans-splicing Ribozymes

Perrimon, Norbert Jean

HMS

5,882,907

Trans-splicing Ribozymes

Potter, Huntington

HMS

5,780,587

Method of Interfering with Formation of Alpha-Antichymotrypsin-Beta Protein Complex and Synthetic Peptides for Use Therein

Potter, Huntington

HMS

5,778,893

Method for Detecting and Treating Alzheimer's Disease

Rando, Robert R.

HMS

5,789,541

Compounds for Inhibition of Proteolysis

Reed, Guy

HSPH

5,854,049

Plasmin-Resistant Streptokinase

Schreiber, Stuart L.

FAS

5,830,462

Regulated Gene Therapy Using Specific Response Elements

Schreiber, Stuart L.

FAS

5,834,266

Regulated Gene Therapy Using Specific Response Elements

Schreiber, Stuart L.

FAS

5,869,337

Regulated Gene Therapy Using Specific Response Elements

Seidman, Jonathan G.

HMS

5,840,477

Method for Detecting Disease-Associated Mutations

Seidman, Jonathan G.

HMS

5,912,121

Method for Detecting Disease-Associated Mutations

Shakhnovich, Eugene I.

FAS

5,854,992

Novel Algorithm for Small Molecule Ligand Design

Spielman, Andrew

HSPH

5,900,243

Control of Insect Pests (formerly An Ant-Diversionary Secretion of Ticks; First Demonstration of an Acarine Allomone)

Strominger, Jack L.

FAS

5,840,832

Transcription Factor Regulating MHC Expression, cDNA and Genomic Clones Encoding Same and Retroviral Expression Contructs Thereof

Strominger, Jack L.

FAS

5,874,531

Identification of Self and Non-self Antigens Implicated in Autoimmune Disease

Tabin, Clifford J.

HMS

5,789,543

A New Family of Vertebrate Inter-cellular Signalling Proteins Related to the Drosophila Protein Hedgehog

Tabin, Clifford J.

HMS

5,844,079

A New Family of Vertebrate Inter-cellular Signalling Proteins Related to the Drosophila Protein Hedgehog

Tabor, Stanley

HMS

5,776,673

Treatment and Detection of Tuberculosis, Leprosy and Related Diseases

Urban, Robert G.

FAS

5,827,516

Immunomodulatory Peptides

Urban, Robert G.

FAS

5,880,103

Immunomodulatory Peptides

Vallee, Bert L.

HMS

5,852,001

Method for Inhibition of Ribonucleases

Verdine, Gregory L.

FAS

5,783,384

Selection of Binding-Molecules

Wessling-Resnick, Marianne

HSPH

5,780,264

SFT: An Iron Transport Protein

Whitesides, George M.

FAS

5,900,160

Formation of Microstamped Patterns on Surfaces and Derivative Articles

Whitesides, George M.

FAS

5,776,748

Method of Formation of Microstamped Patterns on Plates for Adhesion of Cells and Other Biological Materials, Devices and Uses Therefor

Wolfson, Jack M.

HSPH

5,854,077

Continuous Measurement of Particulate Nitrate

Yang, Woodward

FAS

5,858,272

Error Correcting Sigma-Delta Modulation Decoding

Young, John A. T.

HMS

5,912,141

Tumor Virus Susceptibility Genes and Gene Products, and Uses Related Thereto (Fas-like Gene)