Date of Birth - 17th June, 1967
Citizenship - New Zealand, Ireland
1992 - Present, Undergraduate and supervision of graduate students, University of Auckland, New Zealand, University of California, USA, University of Glasgow, Scotland
1989-1992 Lecturer and Clinical Teacher, School of Veterinary Medicine, UC Davis, Davis California, USA.
Patent number: 8372644
Abstract: A method for growing adult cells includes harvesting a tissue sample from a subject and breaking the tissue sample into fragments. The fragments are placed into a culture vessel, and at least some of the fragments are induced to adhere to the culture vessel. The fragments are supplied with nutrients so that adult cells contained therein divide and grow.
Type: Grant
Filed: February 6, 2007
Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
Assignee: Transplantation Limited
Inventors: Patrick J. Casey, Richard Fry, Kerri Fry
Patent number: 9649367
Abstract: Abstract: The invention provides a contraceptive vaccine for a female recipient of a target species of mammals including a composition of at least one of a plurality of granulosa cells and a plurality of ovarian stromal cells in combination with an adjuvant; wherein the cells are grown from a tissue sample of the cells obtained from at least one female donor of the target species which is not the same individual as the female recipient. The invention also provides a method of producing the contraceptive vaccine as well as a method of treating a female recipient with the contraceptive vaccine to prevent pregnancy.
Type: Grant
Filed: March 21, 2014
Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
Assignee: CONTRAVACCINE LIMITED
Inventors: Patrick J. Casey, Irwin K. M. Liu
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