Patents by Inventor Celeste M. Nelson

Celeste M. Nelson 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).

  • NON-CATALYTIC DOMAIN TARGETS IN MATRIX METALLOPROTEASE PROTEINS FOR CANCER THERAPIES
    Publication number: 20150079071
    Abstract: The present invention provides compositions and methods for inhibiting MMPs, especially MMP-3, MMP-9 and MMP-14. The invention relates to the field of diagnostic and prognostic methods of human cancers, especially breast cancer and the field of matrix metalloproteases, as targets for diagnostics and therapeutics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2013
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Applicant: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
    Inventors: Mina J. Bissell, Celeste M. Nelson, Hidetoshi Mori, Ana Luisa Pinto Correia, Emily Chen
  • IDENTIFICATION OF RAC1B AS A MARKER AND MEDIATOR OF METALLOPROTEINASE-INDUCED MALIGNANCY
    Publication number: 20090191543
    Abstract: The present invention provides compositions and methods for detecting MMP-induced malignancies by detecting Rac1b expression. The invention further provides compositions and in vitro and in vivo methods for inhibiting MMP-induced malignant transformation by modulating Rac1b expression and/or function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2006
    Publication date: July 30, 2009
    Applicant: THEREGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
    Inventors: Derek C. Radisky, Celeste M. Nelson, Mina J. Bissell