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Novel Nanocarriers for Improved Vaccine Efficacy and Production
NU 2019-066
INVENTORS
Dina Kats
Shaobin Shang
Chyung-Ru Wang
Evan A. Scott*
SHORT DESCRIPTION
A novel vaccine delivery system for enhanced immune response
BACKGROUND
In contrast to attenuated vaccines that contain live pathogens, subunit vaccines contain peptide antigens from a specific pathogen, enabling them to be produced more quickly...
Published: 11/6/2025
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Keywords(s): COVID-19, Nanoparticle, Therapeutics, Vaccine
Category(s): Life Sciences > Therapeutics
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Compositions and Methods for Solubilizing Membrane Proteins without the Use of Detergent
NU 2009-069 Inventor Adrian Gross*Abstract Northwestern researchers have developed a novel method for isolating integral membrane proteins in a detergent-free manner. This process offers the ability to isolate solubilized membrane complex in its native lipid environment with undisturbed changes in its composition and structure. These attributes...
Published: 11/6/2025
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Keywords(s): Drug delivery, Research reagent, Research tool, Vaccine
Category(s): Life Sciences > Biomarkers & Biomedical Research Tools
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Microbial Modulation of Immunity and Pain
NU 2008-022 Inventors David Klumpp* Anthony Schaeffer* Praveen Thumbikat Short DescriptionAn attenuated-live UTI vaccineAbstract Northwestern researchers have developed therapies to treat urinary tract infection (UTI). They use novel UTI therapeutic approaches by targeting the cell-mediated response instead of the humoral responses, which is the...
Published: 11/6/2025
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Keywords(s): Biomarker, Chronic pain, Therapeutics, Vaccine
Category(s): Life Sciences > Therapeutics
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A Live-Attenuated Vaccine for Urinary Tract and Other Bacterial Infections
NU 2008-004 Inventors Anthony J. Schaeffer*David J. KlumppBenjamin BillipsShort DescriptionA bacterial strain that promotes immune response for UTI treatmentAbstractUrinary tract infections, either chronic or acute, are a frequent health problem in a variety of populations. Northwestern investigators have demonstrated that deletion of a certain gene...
Published: 11/6/2025
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Keywords(s): Immunology, Infectious disease, Therapeutics, Urology, Vaccine
Category(s): Life Sciences > Therapeutics
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New Target for Malaria Therapeutics and Prophylaxis
NU 2007-138 InventorsKasturi Haldar* Pamela Tamez Souvik Bhattacharjee Short DescriptionA new malarial protein that can be targeted to treat and prevent infectionsAbstractNorthwestern researchers have identified a new malarial protein, named erythrocyte vesicle protein 1 (EVP1), which can be targeted for development of drugs and vaccines. Currently,...
Published: 11/6/2025
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Keywords(s): Infectious disease, Therapeutics, Vaccine
Category(s): Life Sciences > Therapeutics
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