Articles
Intellectual Property: How Medtech Startups Can Protect It
August 7, 2017
Starting a medical device company requires a vast array of knowledge, including knowledge about almost every type of technology, an immense amount of regulatory requirements and intellectual...
BPLA International and Foreign Practice Committee Host an Event on Strategies for Prosecuting Biotech and Life Science Patents in China
May 11, 2017
By: Keith J. Wood
Boston Patent Law Association Spring 2017 Newsletter View Link On Tuesday, April 25, 2017, the BPLA’s International and Foreign Practice Committee hosted a presentation...
Open Source Software Solutions (Part 3): Educating your Employees about Open Source Software Issues
December 2, 2016
By: Mary Lou Wakimura and Giovanna H. Fessenden-Fairbank
In this series of articles, we have covered the licensing and intellectual property (IP) risks surrounding open source software (OSS) code and the need for software development companies...
Open Source Software Solutions (Part 2): Understanding Open Source Software License Trigger Points and Resulting Obligations
October 28, 2016
By: Mary Lou Wakimura and Giovanna H. Fessenden-Fairbank
In part one of this series, we introduced the licensing and intellectual property (IP) risks surrounding open source software (OSS) code and the need for software development companies...
Open Source Software Solutions (Part 1): Getting to Know the Open Source Software in Your Products
October 4, 2016
By: Mary Lou Wakimura and Giovanna H. Fessenden-Fairbank
As software companies turn towards open source software (OSS) solutions to develop robust and cutting-edge products, the enticement of highly-effective technology can obscure licensing...
Adiponectin regulates contextual fear extinction and intrinsic excitability of dentate gyrus granule neurons through AdipoR2 receptors
May 3, 2016
By: Bin Wang,, Ph.D.
Zhang D, Wang X, Wang B, Garza JC, Fang X, Wang J, Scherer PE, Brenner R, Zhang W, Lu XY. (2017). Adiponectin regulates contextual fear extinction and intrinsic excitability of dentate...
Combined single and macroscopic recording techniques to analyze gating mechanisms of the large conductance Ca2+ and voltage activated (BK) potassium channel.
February 22, 2013
By: Bin Wang,, Ph.D.
Nguyen NV, Gruslova A, Kosiba WA and Wang B. Combined single and macroscopic recording techniques to analyze gating mechanisms of the large conductance Ca2+ and voltage activated...
An extracellular domain of the accessory 1 subunit is required for modulating BK channel voltage sensor and gate
December 12, 2011
By: Bin Wang,, Ph.D.
Gruslova A, Semenov I and Wang B (corresponding author). (2012). An extracellular domain of the accessory beta1 subunit modulates the voltage sensor and gate of BK channels. J Gen...
BK channel beta1 subunits regulate airway contraction secondary to M2 muscarinic acetylcholine receptor mediated depolarization
March 30, 2011
By: Bin Wang,, Ph.D.
Semenov I, Wang B, Herlihy JT and Brenner R. (2011). BK channel beta1 subunits regulate airway contraction secondary to M2 muscarinic acetylcholine receptor mediated depolarization...
Proepileptic Effects of BK Channel Gene Mutations
December 1, 2009
By: Bin Wang,, Ph.D.
Wang B, Chen, QH, Brenner R. Proepileptic effects of BK channel gene mutations. Encyclopedia of Basic Epilepsy Research. Elsevier Press; 2009.
Mechanism of Increased BK Channel Activation from a Channel Mutation that Causes Epilepsy
February 9, 2009
By: Bin Wang,, Ph.D.
Wang B, Rothberg BS, Brenner R. (2009). Mechanism of increased BK channel activation from a channel mutation that causes epilepsy. J Gen Physiol. 133:283-94.
Hox Repertoires for Motor Neuron Diversity and Connectivity Gated by a Single Accessory Factor, FoxP1
July 25, 2008
By: Bin Wang,, Ph.D.
Dasen JS, De Camilli A, Wang B, Tucker PW, and Jessell TM. (2008). The entire Hox repertoire for motor neuron diversity and connectivity is gated by a single accessory factor, FoxP1...