— An interdisciplinary team at Washington University has developed an easy-to-use neurovascular catheter system designed to reduce surgery time and prevent herniation during transradial interventions for stroke, aneurysms and other conditions. This device, called “String Theory”, can be sw…

— Technology Description Researchers in Prof. Rob Mitra’s laboratory have developed single cell calling cards (“scCCs”), a robust and versatile self-reporting transposon system for high throughput analysis of protein-DNA binding with single cell resolution. This technology simulta…

— Technology Description A team of Washington University researchers has developed a low-cost molecular diagnostics kit and reader that could provide rapid, widespread screening and surveillance for SARS-CoV-2 and other infections. This technology utilizes a reverse-transcription loop-mediated isot…

— Technology Description This technology is a patented method aimed at increasing the success rate of atrial fibrillation (AF) treatment by designing customized, patient-specific cardiac ablation lesion sets. AF, the most common sustained cardiac arrhythmia, has traditionally been treated with a ma…

— Technology Description Researchers in Prof. Yevgeniy Vorobeychik’s laboratory have developed a new adversarial model and training methods to defend deep neural networks against physical attacks that corrupt image classifications. This system outperforms previous state-of-the-art techniques a…

— Technology Description Researchers in Prof. Netanel Raviv’s laboratory have developed a provable error correcting code (ECC) system that could guarantee deep neural networks (DNN) are resilient to noise for robust, secure and private neural computation. This technology could be deployed in n…

— Brief Description A team of engineers at Washington University in St. Louis have developed a synthetic biology platform for low-cost, sustainable production of high-performance composite materials. This technology uses a split intein assembly system to synthesize high molecular weight polymers (e.…

— Technology Description Researchers at Washington University developed a prognostic assay for multiple myeloma that detects the full range of common multiple myeloma mutations using a single capture-based sequencing platform. This technology utilizes probes designed to analyze 465 genes associated …

— Technology Description An interdisciplinary team of Washington University researchers has developed a high-throughput microfluidic bioelectrochemical cell (μBEC) that collects electrochemical data and is compatible with live-cell microscopy and spectrometry. This device transcends the capabilit…

— This panel of antibodies against the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein has potential applications for research or diagnostics (e.g., sandwich ELISA to quantify or detect spikes in biological fluid).

— These are six monoclonal antibodies specific to SARS-CoV-2 Nucleocapsid protein that could potentially be used for COVID-19 diagnostics.

— This is a large panel of variants in the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein incorporated into a VSV-vector. These were largely selected as escape mutants to neutralizing antibodies or were designed to probe the function of circulating viral variants. These constructs can be used to screen antibodies and solub…

— The creators used homologous gene recombination to delete the gene encoding inositol phosphoryl ceramide synthase (IPCS) from the genome of the protozoan parasite Leshmania major.

— The creators used classical homologous recombination to remove both copies of the Leishmania major target of rapamycin (TOR3). This mutant was used to study TOR3’s suitability as a potential drug candidate. Da Silva, L. M., & Beverley, S. M. (2010). Expansion of the target of rapamycin (T…

— Genetically engineered mice and frozen sperm with two loxP sites flanking the mouse Wfs1 gene. These mice can be used to study the mechanisms of neurodegeneration in Wolfram syndrome.

— Materials that have been used to study transcription factor EB (TFEB), a lysosomal biogenesis factor:

— This is the pcDNA-5 plasmid library with 6500 barcoded constructs containing eGFP followed by 650 combinations of 3’UTRs with miRNA, Pumilio, Smaug and AU-rich. This library can be used to optimize gene expression and to study gene regulation by different micro RNAs and RNA-binding proteins. …

— Leishmania guyanensis strain M4147 (+/- LRV) engineered to express two markers, mCherry and firefly luciferase. The constructs are stably integrated into the ribosomal RNA SSU locus. Parasites with these markers can be followed by fluorescence or bioluminescence approaches which is faster and requir…

— This VSV-SARS1 chimeric virus is a biosafety level 2 reporter of SARS COV 1 infection. It could be used to study shared mechanisms of neutralization by antibodies, selection of escape mutants and studies of viral entry.

— Cyanobacterial strains, including one with the highest productivity of sucrose in cyanobacteria to date. Lin, P. C., Zhang, F., & Pakrasi, H. B. (2020). Enhanced production of sucrose in the fast-growing cyanobacterium Synechococcus elongatus UTEX 2973. Scientific reports, 10(1), 1-8.