RNA-aptamer-mediated Bacteriophage Purification
A more productive, less expensive method for purifying nanoscale biological entities such as bacteriophages, viruses, virus-like particles (VLPs), and ribosomes.
Background:
Working with nanometer-sized biological entities, such as viruses, virus-derivatives, and super-molecular assemblies, typically requires a purification step. Currently, this...
Published: 5/13/2025
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Inventor(s): Ing-Nang Wang, Hua Shi, Jia Sheng, Alan Chen
Keywords(s): bacteriophage purification, phage purification, phage therapy, RNA aptamer, Technologies
Category(s): Campus > University at Albany, Technology Classifications > Biological Materials, Technology Classifications > Biomedical Science and Engineering, Technology Classifications > Healthcare, Technology Classifications > Research Tools and Reagents, Technology Classifications > Therapeutics and Vaccines
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In Vitro Dental Plaque Culture Model for Biofilm Structural Analyses
This technology provides a valuable tool for studying the molecular and cellular basis of dental plaque-mediated diseases.
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In vitro oral microcosm communities, seeded with mixed communities of human dental plaque, have proven to be essential tools for studying the taxonomic composition of dental plaque communities and changes in community...
Published: 5/13/2025
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Inventor(s): Alex Valm
Keywords(s): biofilm control, dental, dental materials, structural biology, Technologies
Category(s): Campus > University at Albany, Technology Classifications > Biological Materials, Technology Classifications > Biomedical Science and Engineering, Technology Classifications > Dental, Technology Classifications > Diagnostics, Technology Classifications > Healthcare, Technology Classifications > Materials and Chemicals, Technology Classifications > Research Tools and Reagents
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Engineered Telodendrimer Nanocarriers for Monomeric Amphotericin B Delivery
A nanocarrier platform for Amphotericin B that improves efficacy and reduces cost, while decreasing toxicity.
Background:
Systemic fungal infections are an increasingly prevalent health problem. The hydrophobic polyene antibiotic Amphotericin B (AmB) is the drug of choice for these life-threatening invasive fungal infections. Unfortunately, it produces...
Published: 5/13/2025
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Inventor(s): Juntao Luo, Xiaotian Ji, Changying Shi
Keywords(s): Technologies
Category(s): Campus > Upstate Medical University, Technology Classifications > Biological Materials, Technology Classifications > Biomedical Science and Engineering, Technology Classifications > Drug Delivery, Technology Classifications > Healthcare, Technology Classifications > Nanotechnology, Technology Classifications > Therapeutics and Vaccines
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Purification of Human β and γ Actin from Budding Yeast
Provides easily accessible and relatively abundant sources of human β- or γ-actin.
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Actin is a highly conserved protein that polymerizes to produce filaments that form cross-linked networks in the cytoplasm of cells. In vertebrates, three main groups of actin isoforms (alpha, beta and gamma) have been identified. Alpha actins...
Published: 5/13/2025
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Inventor(s): David Amberg, Brian Haarer, Jessica Henty-Ridilla
Keywords(s): cytoplasmic actin, non-muscle actin, Technologies, β-actin, γ-actin
Category(s): Campus > Upstate Medical University, Technology Classifications > Biological Materials, Technology Classifications > Biomedical Science and Engineering, Technology Classifications > Research Tools and Reagents
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Targeting Alternative N-terminal Kinases
Offers the potential of treating epithelial tumors with therapeutics based on BTK-C, a palmitoylated isoform of Bruton's tyrosine kinase (BTK).
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Bruton’s tyrosine kinase (BTK) plays an active role in the development, maturation, and signaling of B cells. BTK regulates cell proliferation, survival, and migration in various B-cell...
Published: 5/13/2025
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Inventor(s): Douglas Conklin, Mostafa Kokabee, Xianhui Wang, Ayesha Tahir
Keywords(s): Technologies
Category(s): Campus > University at Albany, Technology Classifications > Biological Materials, Technology Classifications > Biomedical Science and Engineering, Technology Classifications > Research Tools and Reagents
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Algorithm for Identifying Images of Fluorescently-Labeled Cells
Improves the ability to distinguish multiple fluorophores with overlapping emission spectra in biological images of labeled cells by a factor of two or more.
Background:
Cells (including normal and tumor cells), tissues, microbial communities, and other biological systems generally consist of multiple interacting components, especially proteins...
Published: 5/13/2025
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Inventor(s): Alex Valm, Yunlong Feng
Keywords(s): bacterial cells, bacterial infection, bioengineering, biofilm control, bioinformatics, biomarker diagnostics, biomarkers, cancer, cell biology, computational biology, dental, diagnostics, digital image processing, fluorescence, fluorescence spectroscopy, gene expression analysis, image analysis, image processing, machine learning, medical imaging, microbial pathogenesis, personalized medicine, RNA, saliva, scanning microscopy, Technologies
Category(s): Campus > University at Albany, Technology Classifications > Biological Materials, Technology Classifications > Biomedical Science and Engineering, Technology Classifications > Healthcare, Technology Classifications > Medical Imaging, Technology Classifications > Research Tools and Reagents, Technology Classifications > Therapeutics and Vaccines, Technology Classifications > Viral Vectors
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Production of Cyclic Macrocycle Library for Rapid High Throughput Evaluations in Aqueous Medium
Produces cyclic peptide libraries quickly, cheaply, and without the need of purification.
Background:
Cyclic peptides are a class of molecules with important biological activities that could provide substantial medical benefit. Cyclic peptides are often used to develop therapeutic agents and biochemical tools. Unfortunately, the most common method...
Published: 5/13/2025
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Inventor(s): Qiang Zhang, Huan Chen
Keywords(s): Technologies
Category(s): Campus > University at Albany, Technology Classifications, Technology Classifications > Biological Materials, Technology Classifications > Biomedical Science and Engineering, Technology Classifications > Healthcare, Technology Classifications > Materials and Chemicals, Technology Classifications > Research Tools and Reagents, Technology Classifications > Therapeutics and Vaccines
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Downstate Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory GeneBank and Biorepository
A biorepository database that contains detailed biological information for African Americans and patients with acute cardiac disease.
Background: A biorepository stores biological specimens and the data associated with each sample. The biorepository data is then made available to scientific research institutions. A key step to ensure the quality of...
Published: 5/13/2025
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Inventor(s): Erdal Cavusoglu, Jonathan Marmur
Keywords(s): Technologies
Category(s): Campus > SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, Technology Classifications > Biological Materials
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Nucleic Acids that Encode Sodium Channels
Provides a method for screening compounds for use as anti-arrhythmic agents and other medications using mutant mammalian voltage-gated sodium channel subunit.
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Mammalian voltage-gated sodium channels are pore-forming membrane proteins responsible for the initiation and propagation of actions in nerve, skeletal muscle, and heart cells. The...
Published: 5/13/2025
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Inventor(s): Sho-Ya Wang
Keywords(s):
Category(s): Campus > University at Albany, Technology Classifications > Biological Materials, Technology Classifications > Biomedical Science and Engineering, Technology Classifications > Diagnostics, Technology Classifications > Screens and Assays, Technology Classifications > Therapeutics and Vaccines, Technology Classifications > Healthcare, Technology Classifications > Drug Delivery
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Telodendrimer Nanoparticles for Protein Delivery
A nanoparticle-based method for enhanced delivery of protein/peptide therapeutics.
Background:
Biologics, for example protein and peptide-based therapeutics, have poor in vitro shelf stability and in vivo enzymatic stability, which lead to short blood circulating time and contribute to immunogenicity. In addition, biologics are impermeable to biological...
Published: 5/13/2025
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Inventor(s): Juntao Luo, Xu Wang, Changying Shi, Alexa Bodman, Walter Hall
Keywords(s): cancer therapy, lipidoids, nanoparticles, protein delivery, telodendrimers
Category(s): Campus > Upstate Medical University, Technology Classifications > Drug Delivery, Technology Classifications > Therapeutics and Vaccines, Technology Classifications > Biological Materials, Technology Classifications > Biomedical Science and Engineering, Technology Classifications > Healthcare, Technology Classifications > Materials and Chemicals, Technology Classifications > Nanotechnology
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