Patents by Inventor Gregory Verdine

Gregory Verdine 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).

  • Publication number: 20170008930
    Abstract: Novel polypeptides and methods of making and using the same are described herein. The polypeptides include cross-linking (“hydrocarbon stapling”) moieties to provide a tether between two amino acid moieties, which constrains the secondary structure of the polypeptide. The polypeptides described herein can be used to treat diseases characterized by excessive or inadequate cellular death.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2016
    Publication date: January 12, 2017
    Inventors: Loren D. Walensky, Gregory Verdine
  • Patent number: 9464115
    Abstract: Novel polypeptides and methods of making and using the same are described herein. The polypeptides include cross-linking (“hydrocarbon stapling”) moieties to provide a tether between two amino acid moieties, which constrains the secondary structure of the polypeptide. The polypeptides described herein can be used to treat diseases characterized by excessive or inadequate cellular death.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignees: DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE, INC., PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE
    Inventors: Loren D. Walensky, Stanley J. Korsmeyer, Gregory Verdine
  • Patent number: 9273099
    Abstract: Novel polypeptides and methods of making and using the same are described herein. The polypeptides include cross-linking (“hydrocarbon stapling”) moieties to provide a tether between two amino acid moieties, which constrains the secondary structure of the polypeptide. The polypeptides described herein can be used to treat diseases characterized by excessive or inadequate cellular death.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignees: PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE, DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE, INC.
    Inventors: Loren D. Walensky, Stanley J. Korsmeyer, Susan Korsmeyer, Gregory Verdine
  • Publication number: 20140296160
    Abstract: Novel polypeptides and methods of making and using the same are described herein. The polypeptides include cross-linking (“hydrocarbon stapling”) moieties to provide a tether between two amino acid moieties, which constrains the secondary structure of the polypeptide. The polypeptides described herein can be used to treat diseases characterized by excessive or inadequate cellular death.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2013
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicants: President and Fellows of Harvard College, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Inc.
    Inventors: Loren D. Walensky, Stanley J. Korsmeyer, Gregory Verdine
  • Patent number: 8198405
    Abstract: Novel polypeptides and methods of making and using the same are described herein. The polypeptides include cross-linking (“hydrocarbon stapling”) moieties to provide a tether between two amino acid moieties, which constrains the secondary structure of the polypeptide. The polypeptides described herein can be used to treat diseases characterized by excessive or inadequate cellular death.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignees: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Inc., President and Fellows of Harvard College
    Inventors: Loren D. Walensky, Stanley J. Korsmeyer, Susan Korsmeyer, legal representative, Gregory Verdine
  • Publication number: 20120082636
    Abstract: Novel polypeptides and methods of making and using the same are described herein. The polypeptides include cross-linking (“hydrocarbon stapling”) moieties to provide a tether between two amino acid moieties, which constrains the secondary structure of the polypeptide. The polypeptides described herein can be used to treat diseases characterized by excessive or inadequate cellular death.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2011
    Publication date: April 5, 2012
    Inventors: Loren D. Walensky, Stanley J. Korsmeyer, Susan Korsmeyer, Gregory Verdine
  • Patent number: 7723469
    Abstract: Novel polypeptides and methods of making and using the same are described herein. The polypeptides include cross-linking (“hydrocarbon stapling”) moieties to provide a tether between two amino acid moieties, which constrains the secondary structure of the polypeptide. The polypeptides described herein can be used to treat diseases characterized by excessive or inadequate cellular death.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2010
    Assignee: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Inc.
    Inventors: Loren D. Walensky, Stanley J. Korsmeyer, Susan Korsmeyer, legal representative, Gregory Verdine
  • Publication number: 20090176964
    Abstract: Novel polypeptides and methods of making and using the same are described herein. The polypeptides include cross-linking (“hydrocarbon stapling”) moieties to provide a tether between two amino acid moieties, which constrains the secondary structure of the polypeptide. The polypeptides described herein can be used to treat diseases characterized by excessive or inadequate cellular death.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2008
    Publication date: July 9, 2009
    Inventors: LOREN D. WALENSKY, STANLEY J. KORSMEYER, SUSAN KORSMEYER, GREGORY VERDINE
  • Publication number: 20090149630
    Abstract: Novel polypeptides and methods of making and using the same are described herein. The polypeptides include cross-linking (“hydrocarbon stapling”) moieties to provide a tether between two amino acid moieties, which constrains the secondary structure of the polypeptide. The polypeptides described herein can be used to treat diseases characterized by excessive or inadequate cellular death.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2008
    Publication date: June 11, 2009
    Inventors: Loren D. Walensky, Stanley J. Korsmeyer, Susan Korsmeyer, Gregory Verdine
  • Publication number: 20070129290
    Abstract: The present invention relates to HDAC inhibitor derivatives, particularly derivatives of the free thiol of metabolites of the HDAC inhibitor FK228, pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and to methods of using such derivatives and pharmaceutical compositions thereof in the treatment of diseases associated with HDAC, in particular, tumor or cell proliferation diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2006
    Publication date: June 7, 2007
    Inventors: Yat Or, Gregory Verdine, Mitchell Keegan
  • Publication number: 20060008848
    Abstract: The present invention provides novel stabilized crosslinked compounds having secondary structure motifs, libraries of these novel compounds, and methods for the synthesis of these compounds libraries thereof. The synthesis of these novel stabilized compounds involves (1) synthesizing a peptide from a selected number of natural or non-natural amino acids, wherein said peptide comprises at least two moieties capable of undergoing reaction to promote carbon-carbon bond formation; and (2) contacting said peptide with a reagent to generate at least one crosslinker and to effect stabilization of a secondary structure motif. The present invention, in a preferred embodiment, provides stabilized p53 donor helical peptides. Additionally, the present invention provides methods for disrupting the p53/MDM2 binding interaction comprising (1) providing a crosslinked stabilized ?-helical structure; and (2) contacting said crosslinked stabilized ?-helical structure with MDM2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2005
    Publication date: January 12, 2006
    Inventors: Gregory Verdine, Christian Schafmeister
  • Publication number: 20050239102
    Abstract: The present application pertains to products and methods related to the ability of short nucleotide oligomers to bind the tertiary or globular structure of nucleic acids. This application discloses libraries of short oligomers and methods for using these libraries.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2004
    Publication date: October 27, 2005
    Inventors: Gregory Verdine, Webster Santos
  • Publication number: 20050137158
    Abstract: Described are methods for identifying targets in RNA molecules based on differences in RNA secondary structure related to sequence variances between different allelic forms. Also described are methods for identifying or developing small molecules which can be used to modulate a target RNA by creation of protein-small-molecule-RNA complexes, as well as compositions which include such small molecules and methods of using those small molecules and compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2004
    Publication date: June 23, 2005
    Inventors: Ling Shen, Gregory Verdine, James Basilion, Vincent Stanton
  • Publication number: 20050053972
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for the detection of polymorphism in polynucleotides by using hybridization of fragments of segments of a polynucleotide suspected of containing a polymorphism with an oligonucleotide having a sequence complementary to a fragment identifying the polymorphism and subsequent detection of incorporated labels in the oligonucleotide-fragment duplex.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2004
    Publication date: March 10, 2005
    Inventors: Vince Stanton, Jia Wolfe, Tomohiko Kawate, Gregory Verdine, Jeffrey Olson