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US20110002904 SYNOVIAL VILLI FOR USE WITH TISSUE ENGINEERING  
Synovial villi derived explants and related surgical tools used to repair or prevent damage to injured or diseased tissue, including connective tissue. The tools including a harvesting tool for...
US20110281338 NITRATE-REMOVING BIOREACTOR, METHOD FOR FORMING NITRATE-REMOVING BIOFILM, AND NITRATE-REMOVING METHOD  
Disclosed is a bioreactor which is capable of efficiently removing nitrate ions. A nitrate-removing bioreactor (1) comprises a reaction container (2) and an introduction part (3) for introducing a...
US20120029074 CONTROLLING TRANSGENE EXPRESSION ACROSS THE SKIN  
The invention relates to the use of a skin permeating compound such as phloretin for controlling transgene expression under control of the Pseudomonas putida DOT-T1E-derived bacterial repressor...
US20130029371 DISK DIFFUSION ASSAY FOR ORITAVANCIN  
The present invention is directed to a disk diffusion assay for determining susceptibility of bacteria to a glycopeptide antibiotic. The assay includes improvements over conventional assays due to...
US20100310586 IDIOTYPIC VACCINE  
The invention concerns the use of recombinant clonotypic immunoglobulins (Ig) as a vaccine in the treatment of HCV-related and non HCV-related lymphoproliferations, in particular the use of...
US20110117131 Production of OspA for Lyme Disease Control  
The present invention relates, generally, to the production of one or more OspA proteins in plant cells. Heterologous DNA comprising genes encoding one or more desired OspA protein(s) are...
US20130116343 Salivary Protein Markers for Detection of Breast Cancer  
A method of diagnosing a patient's risk of breast cancer comprises measuring in a saliva sample from the patient a concentration of at least a first protein marker, wherein the first protein marker...
US20110171654 Allelic ladder loci  
Disclosed are rare short tandem repeat (STR) alleles within the D10S1248 and D12S391 loci in humans. Provided are representative allelic ladders for each locus, methods and assays using these...
US20120204287 VIRAL BASED TRANSIENT-EXPRESSION VECTOR SYSTEM THAT ALLOWS MULTIPLE APPLICATIONS  
Disclosed herein are viral vectors suitable for transfection into woody trees for purposes of delivering and expressing beneficial genes. Specifically exemplified herein are vectors for...
US20120115154 REFERENCE MARKERS FOR BIOLOGICAL SAMPLES  
DNA oligomers comprising sequences that are absent from the genome of one or more organisms of interest are used as reference markers (RMs). The RMs are added to biological samples to “tag” and sub...
US20130005005 Modified Lipids Produced from Oil-Bearing Microbial Biomass and Oils  
Chemically modified lipids and methods for their preparation are provided.
US20120028879 HIGHLY SENSITIVE DETECTION METHOD FOR HIGHLY VIRULENT ORAL CAVITY BACTERIA  
Provided is a method that involves the detection of protein antigen (PA) and/or collagen-binding protein (CBP) of oral cavity bacteria in a sample, and in which oral cavity bacteria that exacerbate...
US20130096052 PROCALCITONIN FOR THE DIAGNOSIS OF BACTERIAL INFECTIONS AND GUIDANCE OF ANTIBIOTIC TREATMENT IN PATIENTS WITH NON-SPECIFIC COMPLAINTS  
The present invention relates to the determination of the level of marker peptides in a sample derived from a bodily fluid of a subject presenting with non-specific complaints.
US20110033879 DIRECT ASSAY OF CHOLESTEROL IN SKIN REMOVED BY TAPE STRIPPING  
Skin cholesterol is measured by applying an adhesive tape onto a selected area of the skin to adhere the tape to the selected skin area and stripping the tape off the selected skin area to obtain a...
US20120276145 EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX PROTEINS FROM HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE BIOFILMS: TARGETS FOR THERAPEUTIC OR DIAGNOSTIC USE  
A method of identifying a biofilm that includes non-typeable Haemophilus influenza (NTHi) including a step of screening a sample for the presence of one or more biofilm-specific proteins that are...
US20110059445 MUCOSAL GENE SIGNATURES  
Infliximab (IFX) is an effective treatment for Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC) not responding to standard therapy. Thirty percent to forty percent of patients however do not...
US20120021470 Chimeric PUFA Polyketide Synthase Systems and Uses Thereof  
Disclosed are chimeric polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) polyketide synthase (PKS) proteins and chimeric PUFA PKS systems, including chimeric PUFA PKS proteins and systems derived from...
US20120315638 Moisture-Activated Self-Heating Analysis Device  
Provided are disposable, moisture-activated, self-heating cartridges useful for, e.g., isothermal nucleic acid amplification, incubation, and thermal actuation, and visual fluorescent detection of...
US20110171315 Oral recombinant helicobacter pylori vaccine and preparing method thereof  
The invention relates to a recombinant protein used for immunoprophylaxis of human Helicobacter pylori infection and a degradable slow-releasing microsphere-encapsulated oral vaccine preparation...
US20110305777 DIMERIC IAP ANTAGONISTS  
Smac mimetics that inhibit IAPs.
US20120021497 HYDRODYNAMIC EXTRACTION OF OILS FROM PHOTOSYNTHETIC CULTURES  
The presently described invention relates to the method of extraction of oils from photosynthetic cultures using hydrodynamic cavitation technology for the production of biofuels or other products....
US20130052673 USE OF ENZYME EMULSION THICKNESS TO AFFECT CALIBRATION CODE FACTORS IN TEST STRIP MANUFACTURING  
The invention provides a method of controlling the slope, intercept and bias for a batch of test strips by increasing or decreasing the enzyme pad height of the strips. The invention provides an...
US20130005608 YEAST SCREENS FOR TREATMENT OF HUMAN DISEASE  
Screening methods for identifying substances that provide therapeutic value for various diseases associated with protein misfolding are provided. Genetic and chemical screening methods are provided...
US20110300533 Yeast Screens for Treatment of Human Disease  
Screening methods for identifying substances that provide therapeutic value for various diseases associated with protein misfolding are provided. Genetic and chemical screening methods are provided...
US20110206765 Non-Typeable Haemophilus Influenzae Vaccines and Their Uses  
Provided are non-typeable Haemophilus influenzae vaccines useful for the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma in a patient. In certain aspects, the vaccine is a...
US20110104669 METHOD TO PREDICT IRIS COLOR  
The invention comprises a method to predict iris color of a human from a nucleic acid/protein sample comprising assaying for one or more polymorphisms in the region 5′ proximal of the OCA2 gene u...
US20110034347 Signatures Associated with Rejection or Recurrence of Cancer  
Methods and tools for assessing the prognosis for patients following treatment of primary tumors are provided. The methods involve identifying immune-related genetic markers whose differential...
US20100311041 PCR DIAGNOSTICS OF DERMATOPHYTES AND OTHER PATHOGENIC FUNGI  
Dermatophytes which belong to one of the three genera Epidermophyton, Trichophyton and Microsporum are the main cause of fungal infections of skin, hair and nails. Traditional diagnostic procedures...
US20120094292 FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION  
The invention provides allelic ladder mixtures and individual alleles suitable for use in such mixtures. The allelic ladder mixtures give improved identification and distinguishing capabilities,...
US20110269128 FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION  
The invention provides allelic ladder mixtures and individual alleles suitable for use in such mixtures. The allelic ladder mixtures give improved identification and distinguishing capabilities,...
US20100330559 FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION  
The invention provides allelic ladder mixtures and individual alleles suitable for use in such mixtures. The allelic ladder mixtures give improved identification and distinguishing capabilities,...
US20110045477 HUMAN SKIN EXPLANT CULTURE SYSTEM AND USE THEREFOR  
The present invention features a human skin explant culture system and uses thereof.
US20120263752 Herpes Simplex Virus Vaccines  
The present invention is directed to Herpes simplex-2 viruses that may be used in vaccines to immunize patients against genital herpes.
US20110263487 Plant Production and Delivery System for Recombinant Proteins as Protein-Flour or Protein-Oil Compositions  
The present invention relates to a plant flour material comprising a ground, dried plant material, wherein the plant material contains a recombinant protein comprises a bactericidal or an...
US20120225454 SYNTHETIC OPERON  
The present invention relates to synthetic operons. In particular, the present invention relates to a synthetic operon for integration into a bacterial chromosome of a bacterium comprising a...
US20120149594 BIOMARKERS FOR PREDICTION OF BREAST CANCER  
The invention provides gene expression profiles (GEPs), protein expression profiles (PEPs) as well as gene/protein expression profiles (GPEPs) and methods for using them to identify those patients...
US20110021370 SALIVARY PROTEIN BIOMARKERS FOR HUMAN ORAL CANCER  
The present invention relates to the identification of novel oral cancer and periodontal disease biomarkers. Further, the present invention provides novel methods of diagnosing and for providing a...
US20130065310 USE OF ENDOGENOUS PROMOTERS TO EXPRESS HETEROLOGOUS PROTEINS  
The present invention provides methods for using endogenous transcriptional control systems to regulate the expression of heterologous protein(s). In particular, targeted genome editing is used to...
US20130079296 METHOD FOR ASSAYING LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION OR INFLAMMATION  
The present invention relates to a reliable method of prediction of lower respiratory tract infection or inflammation in humans, wherein the level of pancreatic stone protein/regenerating protein...
US20120231453 Brownian Microbarcodes for Bioassays  
An encoded microparticle carrying a spatial code is provided; and a set of encoded microparticles are provided with distinguishable spatial codes, wherein the codes comply with a pre-determined...
US20130058891 Kexin-Derived Vaccines to Prevent or Treat Fungal Infections  
A vaccine is disclosed that promotes CD4+ T cell-independent host defense mechanisms to defend against infection by fungi such as Pneumocystis spp. The vaccine may be used to prevent or to treat...
US20110027811 ASSAY SYSTEM FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF ONCOGENICITY, TUMOR PROGRESSION, AND TREATMENT EFFICACY  
Systems and kits are provided which are capable of determining the oncogenicity of a cancer, tumor progression, and effectiveness of a cancer treatment. Such systems and kits utilize assays to...
US20120028261 PROTEIN BIOMARKERS FOR SOFT TISSUE DISEASE DIAGNOSIS AND AS THERAPEUTIC TARGETS FOR ORAL CARE INTERVENTION  
Methods for identifying compounds useful for treating diseases or conditions of the oral cavity are described herein.
US20110207177 SUGAR PRODUCTION PROCESS AND ETHANOL PRODUCTION PROCESS  
The present invention provides a pretreatment method which enables the promotion of the enzymatic glycosylation of lignocellulose under relatively mild conditions by using a tree bark as a raw...
US20130085268 MEANS FOR THE TRANSIENT PRODUCTION IN PLANTS OF RECOMBINANT PROTEINS THAT CAN BE USED IN PARTICULAR IN PROPHYLAXIS AND IN THERAPEUTICS  
The invention provides a composition for the inoculation in a plant of agrobacteria transfected by expression vectors, in order to produce in said plant a protein of interest or a derivative of...
US20110212162 LYMPHATIC ZIP CODES IN TUMORS AND PRE-MALIGNANT LESIONS  
Disclosed herein are compositions and methods for and involving selectively targeting tumor lymphatics.
US20120204276 METHODS RELATED TO A MUTATION IN COMPLEMENT FACTOR H-RELATED PROTEIN 5 IN PATIENTS WITH GLOMERULONEPHRITIS  
The invention relates to methods of regulating complement. In particular, the inventors have identified a relationship between a particular gene, CFHR5, and irregularities in complement regulation....
US20100313307 PROTEIN PRODUCTION AND STORAGE IN PLANTS  
A transgenic dicotyledonous plant having a deficiency of one or more plant seed storage proteins, further having a transgenic polynucleotide construct comprising an open reading frame operably...
US20130059328 PRODUCTION OF ENTERITIS EVOKING CAUSAL FACTOR BY HIGHLY PATHOGENIC ORAL BACTERIA AND HIGH SENSITIVITY DETECTION METHOD THEREFOR  
Disclosed is the construction of a system capable of quickly and easily identifying patients having a risk for worsening inflammatory digestive tract disease by identifying a causal factor for the...
US20130071842 Hypermethylation Biomarkers for Detection of Head and Neck Squamous Cell Cancer  
Differentially methylated oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) biomarkers, identified in-vitro and validated in well-characterized surgical specimens, have shown poor clinical correlation in cohorts...