Patents by Inventor Burra V. Madhukar

Burra V. Madhukar has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Human pancreatic pluripotential stem cell line
    Publication number: 20030003088
    Abstract: A human pancreatic ductal epithelial cell line immortalized with the human papilloma virus E6 and E7 genes which has stem cell-like characteristics and which can be induced to differentiate into ductal-like cells and beta-like cells that produce insulin. The immortal cells or derivative thereof are useful for treating insulin-dependent diabetes and in assays for determining the ability of a chemical to induce pancreatic stem cell differentiation or malignancy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2002
    Publication date: January 2, 2003
    Applicant: Board of Trustees operating Michigan State University
    Inventors: Ming Sound Tsao, James E. Trosko, Burra V. Madhukar, Lawrence K. Olson, Loretta VanCamp