US Patent Issued to Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research on May 27 for "Chimeric vesiculoviruses and methods of use" (Arizona Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,311,000, issued on May 27, was assigned to Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research (Rochester, Minn.).

"Chimeric vesiculoviruses and methods of use" was invented by Mitesh J. Borad (Tempe, Ariz.) and Bolni M. Nagalo (Tempe, Ariz.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The disclosure provides methods and materials for treating cancer. Specifically, the disclosure provides a chimeric vesiculovirus comprising: (a) a first genomic fragment of a first vesiculovirus species; and (b) a second genomic fragment of a second vesiculovirus species different from said first vesiculovirus species; wherein the vesiculovirus species comprising vesicu...