US Patent Issued to Northwestern University, Cornell University on Dec. 16 for "Riboregulated switchable feedback promoter systems and methods" (Illinois Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,497,625, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to Northwestern University (Evanston, Ill.) and Cornell University (Ithaca, N.Y.).

"Riboregulated switchable feedback promoter systems and methods" was invented by Cameron J. Glasscock (Chicago), Julius B. Lucks (Chicago), Danielle Tullman Ercek (Wilmette, Ill.), Keith Tyo (Evanston, Ill.) and Bradley W. Biggs (Evanston, Ill.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed are systems and methods that include and utilize engineered riboregulated switchable feedback promoters (rSFPs). The disclosed systems and methods include and utilize as a component one or more expression cassettes. At least one expres...