Novartis Ag

Qiagen Sciences, LLC

Norvartis Ag

Jingping Yang

Cheng Cheng

Carl Hay

Paul Hallenbeck

Laura M Hales

Shanthi Ganesh

Ling Xu

Seshidhar Reddy Police

Mark S Berninger

Xiang Yu

Timothy Fisher Steppe

Samuel J Rulli, Jr

Li Shen

Seshidar Reddy Police

Carl M Hay

Provided is a masking system of masks for use with multiwell plates such as microtiter plates to facilitate sample dispensing and assay accuracy, especially when dispensing more than one solution into the wells. One or more masks, adapted in size to fit snugly over a multiwell plate and the mask formed with openings each aligned with a subset of one or more wells of the plate beneath, aids the user in sample and/or reagent administration. Advantageously, the masks contain registration aids so that proper orientation with respect to the plate below is achieved; the registration aid may be a cut corner, registration peg or mark, or visual marking or stamping.

Microtiter plate mask

The present invention relates to a novel RNAthat is called Seneca Valley virus ('SVV'). The invention provides isolated SVV nucleic acids and proteins encoded by these nucleic acids. Further, the invention provides antibodies that are raised against the SVV proteins. Because SVV has the ability to selectively kill some types of tumors, the invention provides methods of using SVV and SVV polypeptides to treat cancer. Because SVV specifically targets certain tumors, the invention provides methods of using SVV nucleic acids and proteins to detect cancer. Additionally, due to the information provided by the tumor-specific mechanisms of SVV, the invention provides methods of making new oncolytic virus derivatives and of altering viruses to have tumor-specific tropisms.

Seneca valley virus based compositions and methods for treating disease

Provided are methods and oligonucleotides useful as primers and templates for internal controls designed for use in Real Time Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reactions. Use of the present methods and oligonucleotides allows validation of assay parameters and of the results that an assay set.

System for providing control reactions for real time RT-PCR

The present invention relates to a novel RNA picornavirus that is called Seneca Valley virus ('SVV'). The invention provides isolated SVV nucleic acids and proteins encoded by these nucleic acids. Further, the invention provides antibodies that are raised against the SVV proteins. Because SVV has the ability to selectively kill some types of tumors, the invention provides methods of using SVV and SVV polypeptides to treat cancer. Because SVV specifically targets certain tumors, the invention provides methods of using SVV nucleic acids and proteins to detect cancer. Additionally, due to the information provided by the tumor-specific mechanisms of SVV, the invention provides methods of making new oncolytic virus derivatives and of altering viruses to have tumor-specific tropisms.

Seneca Valley virus based compositions and methods for treating disease

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