ROBERT T SCHWARTZ
Electrician in Newton, MA
License number
Massachusetts 19741
Issued Date
Sep 25, 1964
Expiration Date
Jun 30, 2008
Type
Electrical Engineer
Address
Address
Newton, MA 02459
Professional information
Adhesion Signatures
US Patent:
2013027, Oct 17, 2013
Filed:
Mar 11, 2013
Appl. No.:
13/794772
Inventors:
Sangeeta N. Bhatia - Lexington MA, US
David Fernandes Braga Malta - Linda-a-Velha, PT
Nathan Edward Reticker-Flynn - Cambridge MA, US
Gregory H. Underhill - Champaign IL, US
Robert Edward Schwartz - Newton MA, US
David Fernandes Braga Malta - Linda-a-Velha, PT
Nathan Edward Reticker-Flynn - Cambridge MA, US
Gregory H. Underhill - Champaign IL, US
Robert Edward Schwartz - Newton MA, US
Assignee:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Cambridge MA
International Classification:
G01N 33/50, C12N 5/0735, C12N 5/09, G01N 33/68, C12N 5/071
US Classification:
506 9, 506 18, 435377, 435395, 435370
Abstract:
The present invention provides arrays comprising polypeptides associated with extracellular matrix that can be used to isolate, differentiate, or culture certain cell types including stem cells, cancer cells, and/or primary hepatocytes. The array comprises at least a pair of polypeptides that comprise a polypeptide associated with extracellular matrix or functional fragments thereof. The invention also provides for methods of diagnosing and/or prognosing a certain disease or disorder through contacting a cell sample from a patient with an array comprising at least a pair of polypeptides that comprise a polypeptide sequence associated with extracellular matrix or functional fragments thereof.