Johns Hopkins University

University of Pennsylvania

Vanderbilt University

Stuart Campbell Ray

Justin R Bailey

James E Crowe, Jr

George M Shaw

Andrew I Flyak

Drew Weissman

Lin Liu

David Lee Thomas

Supriya Munshaw

Robert Siliciano

Joel Blankson

Michel Anand Chattergoon

Ashwin Balagopal

William O Osburn

Ramy El-Diwany

Andrew L Cox

The present invention relates to compositions and methods for inducing an adaptive immune response against Hepatitis C virus (HCV) in a subject. In some embodiments, the present invention provides a composition comprising a nucleoside-modified nucleic acid molecule encoding a HCV antigen, adjuvant, or a combination thereof. For example, in some embodiments, the composition comprises a vaccine comprising a nucleoside-modified nucleic acid molecule encoding a HCV antigen, adjuvant, or a combination thereof.

Nucleoside-modified mRNA-lipid nanoparticle lineage vaccine for hepatitis C virus

The present disclosure relates to compositions and methods for inducing an adaptive immune response against Hepatitis C virus (HCV) in a subject. In some embodiments, the present disclosure provides a composition comprising a nucleic acid molecule encoding a HCV antigen, an HCV antigen, an adjuvant, or a combination thereof. For example, in some embodiments, the composition comprises a vaccine comprising a nucleic acid molecule encoding a HCV antigen, an HCV antigen, an adjuvant, or a combination thereof.

Hepatitis C virus gene sequences and methods of use therefor

Three proteins, BCL-G (BCL2L14), CMPK2, and LAMP3, were discovered to independently restrict HIV-1 replication both in-vivo and in-vitro. Methods are described wherein subjects are given an effective amount of a pharmaceutical composition comprising a protein selected from the group consisting of BCL-G, CMPK2, LAMP3, functional parts thereof, recombinant proteins thereof, and combinations thereof, for the purpose of treating or preventing HIV.

Antiviral proteins and their uses in therapeutic methods

Methods for separating blood plasma from whole blood in the absence of performing centrifugation are provided. The method combines mechanical filtration and blood cell aggregation and is adapted for use in POC clinical testing.

Aggregation-assisted separation of plasma from whole blood

Synthetic representative HCV subtypes, including a 1a and 1b genome, dubbed Bole1a and Bole1b, are provided using an inventive method of Bayesian phylogenetic tree analysis, ancestral sequence reconstruction and covariance analysis. Bole1a branches centrally among 390 full-genome sequences used in its design, a carefully curated 143 sequence full-genome dataset, and separate genomic regions including an independent set of 214 E1E2 sequences from a Baltimore cohort. Bole1a is phylogenetically representative of widely circulating strains. Full genome non-synonymous diversity comparison and 9-mer peptide coverage analysis showed that Bole1a is able to provide more coverage (94% and 78% respectively) than any other sequence in the dataset including H77, a traditional reference sequence. Bole1a also provides unsurpassed epitope coverage when compared to all known T cell epitopes.

Synthetic hepatitis C polypeptide and methods of making and using same

Synthetic hepatitis C genome and methods of making and use

The invention provides consensus sequences for hepatitis C virus 1a and 1b. Also provided are non-synonymous changes for each residue of the consensus sequences. These sequences are useful as compositions or vaccines for prophylactic use or treating HCV-infected individuals. Also provided are methods for lessening the chances for a HCV-infected individual to enter a chronic phase of infection and methods of diagnosing an individual with HCV 1a or HCV 1b infection.

Use of consensus sequence as vaccine antigen to enhance recognition of virulent viral variants

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Lutherville, MD, United States of America

Stuart Campbell Ray