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Development of a live attenuated vaccine for leishmaniasis using CRISPR technology
TS-051167 — Methods of production and use of modified Leishmania species and compositions of live, attenuated organisms, immunogenic compositions, vaccines, and pharmaceutical compositions.
Leishmaniasis is a neglected tropical disease caused by infection with protozoans of the 15 genus Leishmania that is transmitted by infected sand flies. Worldwide, an estimated 1 billion people are at risk of infection in tropical and subtropical countries, with up to 1.7 million new cases in 98 c…
- College: College of Medicine (COM)
- Inventors: Satoskar, Abhay
- Licensing Officer: Willson, Christopher
AR-12 for the Treatment of Leishmaniasis (Protozoa)
TS-041764 — AR-12 is a FDA-IND approved small molecule that has been repurposed to treat leishmaniasis, a parasitic infection.
Leishmaniasis is a protozoal parasitic disease transmitted by sandflies. The disease affects millions of people worldwide. Sandflies carrying the promastigote form of the parasite bite a human host, attracting macrophages to the site of the wound. Promastigotes are then phagocytized by the macroph…
- College: College of Medicine (COM)
- Inventors: Satoskar, Abhay; Ainslie, Kristy; Bachelder, Eric; Gautam, Shalini; Peine, Kevin
- Licensing Officer: Willson, Christopher
Novel Immunomodulators and Vaccine Adjuvants
TS-038032 — A class of compounds possessing potent immunomodulatory activity, to enhance the protection of vaccines against infectious agents.
While vaccines are commonly used today for a variety of diseases and have proven efficacious for disease prevention, some vaccines do not efficiently activate an immune response. About 10% of vaccinations fail to mount adequate antibody levels to routine vaccinations. Also, many viruses rapidly mu…
- College: College of Medicine (COM)
- Inventors: Satoskar, Abhay; Ainslie, Kristy; Bachelder, Eric; Fuchs, James; Kinghorn, Alan "Dr. A. Douglas Kinghorn"; Parinandi, Narasimham
- Licensing Officer: Willson, Christopher
Topical Compounds to Treat Leishmania
TS-014819 — A new class of drugs for the treatment of Leishmania.
Leishmaniasis is an infection caused by Leishmania parasites, spread by the bite of phlebotomine sand flies. It is prevalent in the tropics, subtropics, and southern Europe and is considered a neglected disease. Over a million people are infected with the parasite yearly, leading to skin sores and i…
- College: College of Medicine (COM)
- Inventors: Satoskar, Abhay; Fuchs, James; Isaac-Marquez, Angelica; Kinghorn, Alan "Dr. A. Douglas Kinghorn"; Lezama-Davila, Claudio; Pan, Li
- Licensing Officer: Schultz, Teri
