The following U.S. patents were issued to Tufts University between June 1, 2008 and September 30, 2008.

Compositions and Methods for Bacterial Immunity and Secretion of Proteins Inventors: Joan Mecsas, Joan-Miquel Balada-Llasat, and Ralph Isberg.
U.S. patent: 7,381,557, issued June 3, 2008.

β-Netrin and Uses Thereof
Inventors: Pamela Olson, Dale Hunter, William Brunken, Manuel Koch, and Robert Burgeson.
U.S. patent: 7,390,634, issued June 24, 2008.

Reducing Tetracycline Resistance in Living Cells
Inventor: Stuart B. Levy.
U.S. patent: 7,414,041, issued August 19, 2008.