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Unique Tests to Assess the Expansion and Function of Natural Killer Cells in Health and Disease (UCLA Case No. 2019-635)

UCLA researchers in the School of Dentistry have developed a unique set of tests to determine the expansion and function of natural killer cells in healthy subjects and cancer patients. BACKGROUND: Natural killer (NK) cells have the remarkable ability to target cancer stem cells (CSCs) and undifferentiated tumors. However, downregulation of NK receptors...

Published: 10/23/2025 | Inventor(s): Anahid Jewett

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Category(s): Diagnostic Markers > Immunology, Therapeutics > Immunology And Immunotherapy, Life Science Research Tools > Cell Lines

Use of Blood, Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid (BALF) or Urine Cytokines Combined With Donor-Derived Cell-Free DNA (dd-cfDNA) as a Biomarker of Allograft (UCLA Case No. 2025-316)

UCLA researchers in the Department of Pulmonology have identified a novel non-invasive combinatorial biomarker for prediction, early detection, and monitoring of acute and chronic allograft injury. BACKGROUND: Post-surgery treatment and rejection surveillance for solid organ transplantation remains challenging, primarily due to a limited ability to...

Published: 10/3/2025 | Inventor(s): Yusaku Shino

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Category(s): Diagnostic Markers > Targets And Assays, Diagnostic Markers > Immunology, Platforms > Diagnostic Platform Technologies

Antiviral Compounds Inhibiting Zika Virus (ZIKV), and Methods and Zika Treatment Thereof (UCLA Case No. 2025-241)

UCLA researchers from the Molecular and Medical Pharmacology Department and CNSI have identified antiviral compounds that effectively inhibit Zika virus infection and cytopathic effects, potentially leading to improved therapeutics and treatment outcomes. BACKGROUND: Zika virus (ZIKV), a flavivirus now endemic to several regions globally, can cause...

Published: 10/3/2025 | Inventor(s): Vaithilingaraja Arumugaswami, Robert Damoiseaux

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Category(s): Life Science Research Tools > Screening Libraries, Diagnostic Markers > Immunology, Diagnostic Markers > Targets And Assays, Therapeutics > Infectious Diseases, Therapeutics > CNS and Neurology, Therapeutics > Immunology And Immunotherapy, Platforms > Diagnostic Platform Technologies

Hemodynamics Driven Magnetoelastic Vascular Graft (Case No. 2025-124)

Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Bioengineering have developed a novel magnetoelastic vascular graft to provide real-time, wireless, and continuous stenosis monitoring. TITLE: Hemodynamics Driven Magnetoelastic Vascular Graft Background: Vascular grafts are commonly used to restore blood flow in patients with blocked or damaged blood...

Published: 7/3/2025 | Inventor(s): Jun Chen, Song Li, Guorui Chen

Keywords(s): cardiovascular monitoring, Diagnostic Platform Technologies (E.G. Microfluidics), hemodynamic monitoring, Hemodynamics, magnetoelastic sensor, Medical diagnostics, Vascular therapy

Category(s): Diagnostic Markers > Immunology, Life Science Research Tools > Screening Libraries, Medical Devices > Monitoring And Recording Systems, Therapeutics > Autoimmune, Therapeutics > Immunology And Immunotherapy, Therapeutics > Transplant, Therapeutics > Hematology, Therapeutics > Cardiovascular

Saliva Anti-SSA/Ro IgA1 Differentiates Sjögren’s from Non-Sjögren’s Syndrome Patients (UCLA Case No. 2023-292)

UCLA researchers in the Department of Dentistry have developed a novel methodology to accurately differentiate patients with Sjögren’s Disease from non-Sjögren’s Disease patients by monitoring saliva IgA1 forms, enabling more accurate tracking of disease progression. BACKGROUND: The presence and detection of autoantibodies within...

Published: 7/17/2025 | Inventor(s): David Wong

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Category(s): Therapeutics > Autoimmune, Diagnostic Markers > Targets And Assays, Diagnostic Markers > Immunology, Therapeutics > Ophthalmology

Interferon Activation Score Is a Biomarker for Immunotherapy in Malignant Glioma Patients (UCLA Case No. 2024-043)

UCLA researchers from the Department of Neurosurgery have characterized immune responses in malignant glioma patients receiving immunotherapy to develop a robust biomarker that will allow prediction of clinical outcomes following treatment. BACKGROUND: Malignant gliomas are the most common primary brain tumors in adults. No cures exist and most gliomas...

Published: 7/31/2025 | Inventor(s): Robert Prins

Keywords(s): adjuvant therapy, Biomarker, Chemotherapy, Clinical Trial, dendritic cell vaccination, Glioblastoma, Glioma, immune response, Immunotherapy, interferon, malignant glioma

Category(s): Diagnostic Markers > Immunology, Diagnostic Markers > Cancer, Therapeutics > Inflammation And Inflammatory Diseases, Therapeutics > Oncology, Therapeutics > CNS and Neurology

Control of Periprosthetic Joint Infections (Case No. 2021-334)

Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery have developed a non-invasive method to disrupt biofilms on orthopaedic implants and decrease the overall rate of infections. Background: Prosthetic joint infection (PJI) remains a serious complication in hip and knee arthroplasty, with skyrocketing revision rates across all orthopaedic...

Published: 2/14/2025 | Inventor(s): Fabrizio Billi, Beth Lazazzera

Keywords(s): Biofilm, Cell Growth, electromagnetic, Infection, Nanoparticle, Orthopaedics, Orthopedics and Prosthetics (O & P), Osteo, Prosthetics

Category(s): Medical Devices > Prosthetics, Chemical > Coatings, Adhesives & Inks, Diagnostic Markers > Immunology, Materials > Membranes, Medical Devices > Coatings, Therapeutics > Orthopaedics

Affinity and Functional Based Screening of T Cell Receptor Repertoire Using Nanovials (Case No. 2024-042)

Summary: Researchers in the Department of Bioengineering at UCLA have developed a hydrogel platform that measures single T cell secretions, aiding in the definition of T cell receptor repertoires for functional immunotherapy applications. Background: T cell immunotherapies, namely T cell receptor (TCR) therapies, have emerged as promising candidates...

Published: 4/14/2025 | Inventor(s): Dino Di Carlo, Owen Witte, Doyeon Koo, Zhiyuan Mao

Keywords(s): Cancer Immunotherapy, CAR-T cell therapy, Flow Cytometry, hydrogel, Immunooncology, Immunotherapy, Peptide, single cell analysis, T Cell, T cell based therapy

Category(s): Diagnostic Markers > Immunology, Life Science Research Tools > Screening Libraries, Therapeutics > Immunology And Immunotherapy

A Method and System for Pre-processing Medical Images (Case No. 2024-177)

Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering have developed a novel pre-processing computer algorithm for automated medical imaging. Background: The integration of machine learning and artificial intelligence into medical imaging applications offers significant potential to automate the diagnosis of various...

Published: 2/14/2025 | Inventor(s): Bahram Jalali, Callen MacPhee, Yiming Zhou, Koichiro Kishima

Keywords(s): 3D ultrasound imaging, Artificial Intelligence, bioimaging, Computer Vision, histopathology images, Machine Learning, Medical Imaging, MRI, X-Ray

Category(s): Diagnostic Markers > Cancer, Diagnostic Markers > Immunology, Software & Algorithms > Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, Software & Algorithms > Digital Health, Software & Algorithms > Image Processing

2022-140 Label-Free Virtual HER2 Immunohistochemical Staining of Breast Tissue Using Deep Learning

SUMMARY: UCLA researchers in the Departments of Bioengineering and Electrical and Computer Engineering have developed a deep learning-based algorithm that can detect and quantify the breast cancer marker human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) in microscopic images without the need for time-consuming immunohistochemical staining (IHC). BACKGROUND:...

Published: 2/14/2025 | Inventor(s): Aydogan Ozcan, Yair Rivenson, Bijie Bai, Hongda Wang

Keywords(s): Artifical Intelligence (Machine Learning, Data Mining), Biomarker, Bladder Cancer, Breast Cancer, Cancer, Cancer Immunotherapy, Computer Aided Learning, Diagnostic Markers & Platforms, Diagnostic Test, Fluorescence, Fluorescent Labelling, HER2/Neu, Histology, Immune System, Immunohistochemistry, Life Science Research Tools, Machine Learning, Optics, Research Methods, Unsupervised Learning

Category(s): Life Science Research Tools, Life Science Research Tools > Research Methods, Diagnostic Markers, Diagnostic Markers > Immunology, Medical Devices > Medical Imaging, Medical Devices > Medical Imaging > Fluorescence, Software & Algorithms > Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, Optics & Photonics

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