ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,297,455, issued on May 13, was assigned to University of Florida Research Foundation Inc. (Gainesville, Fla.).

"Methods, kits, and compositions for enhancing cellular therapy" was invented by Maryam Rahman (Gainesville, Fla.), Duane Mitchell (Gainesville, Fla.), Rolando Lovaton (Gainesville, Fla.) and Hassan Azari (Gainesville, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Cell-based compositions and methods for targeting and treating human diseases, including cancers and infectious diseases, are provided, wherein exogenous intracellular sarcosine is used for improved delivery of the composition."

The patent was filed on May 1, 2023, under Applic...