Brandeis University

Iain S MacPherson

Isaac Jonathan Krauss

Lizbeth K Hedstrom

The present invention is directed to the method for selecting an RNA molecule that binds to a target molecule and a kit for carrying out the method. This method includes: providing a pool of oligonucleotide complexes that each comprise a ds-DNA molecule and an RNA molecule, the ds-DNA molecule comprising a first DNA strand at least partially annealed to a first region of the RNA molecule, whereby a second region of the RNA molecule is free to adopt a secondary structure; exposing the pool to a target molecule and allowing the second region of the RNA to bind the target molecule; and selecting from the pool one or more oligonucleotide complexes comprising an RNA molecule having the second region bound to the target molecule.

DNA display of folded RNA libraries enabling RNA-SELEX without reverse transcription

Described herein are oligosaccharide-oligonucleotide conjugates useful as vaccines against one or more human or veterinary therapeutic indications, and methods of synthesizing and identifying them. The conjugates may be identified using non-human antibodies as binding targets, thereby expanding the power and scope of the invention. Efficacious conjugates may be identified through an iterative screening process.

Methods for the development of vaccines based on oligosaccharide-oligonucleotide conjugates

Described herein are oligosaccharide-oligonucleotide conjugates useful as vaccines against one or more human or veterinary therapeutic indications, and methods of synthesizing and identifying them. The conjugates may be identified using non-human antibodies as binding targets, thereby expanding the power and scope of the invention. Efficacious conjugates may be identified through an iterative.

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Honolulu, HI, United States of America

Iain S MacPherson