Utah State University

Strategic Diagnostics Inc.

Dong Chen

Jon Y Takemoto

Randolph V Lewis

Cheng-wei Tom Chang

Justin A Jones

Paula F Oliveira

Sreevidhya T Krishnaji

Gargi Bhattacharyya

Jonathan Wood

M David Shattuck

Brianne Eileen Bell

Thomas Ian Harris

Cheng-Wei Chang

The present application provides fibers made from recombinant hagfish intermediate filament proteins. Methods of expressing and purifying the proteins, and methods of creating the fibers, are likewise disclosed. The method of purifying protein yields larger quantities of hagfish protein than have been previously achieved, and the fibers have the highest mechanical properties yet recorded for recombinant hagfish protein fibers.

Recombinant hagfish proteins and fibers

A method of producing synthetic spider silk, including: transformingwith an expression vector; fermenting the transformedin a culture medium; inducing spider silk protein expression in the cultured; extracting the spider silk; and purifying the spider silk. Related vectors and genetically modified cells are also disclosed.

Expression systems and associated methods

Methods for producing biliverdin in a microorganism, methods for producing biliverdin from a non-animal source, cells for producing biliverdin and methods for producing cells for producing biliverdin are disclosed.

Recombinant non-animal cell for making biliverdin

Methods and materials for producing meso-biliverdin are provided where the methods include reacting phycocyanobilin with an amphoteric compound in a solvent to yield meso-biliverdin.

Meso-biliverdin compositions and methods

Methods and materials for treating various diseases and medical conditions with meso-biliverdin compositions. In addition methods and materials for producing meso-biliverdin are provided where the methods include reacting phycocyanobilin with an amphoteric compound in a solvent to yield meso-biliverdin are provided.

Therapeutic meso-biliverdin IX&#x3b1; compositions and associated methods

Biliverdin from a non-animal source

This invention relates generally to a method for the extraction of organic liquid contaminates from a sample. This invention is directed to the ability of hydrophobic extraction material or ribbon tape made of a hydrophobic polymer to facilitate the extraction of liquid organic contaminates from an aqueous sample in contact with an organic non-polar solvent.

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Logan, UT, United States of America

Dong Chen