Patents by Inventor Laura M. McMurry

Laura M. McMurry 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).

  • Antimicrobial compounds
    Publication number: 20040024068
    Abstract: Methods and mutants for identifying an antimicrobial compound which interacts with an ER polypeptide are disclosed. In particular, the method pertains to screens for identifying an antimicrobial compound using FabI or InhA mutant cells or polypeptides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2003
    Publication date: February 5, 2004
    Applicant: Trustees of Tufts College
    Inventors: Stuart B. Levy, Laura M. McMurry
  • Novel BLR molecules affecting antibiotic susceptibility
    Publication number: 20020051982
    Abstract: A novel 358 base pair sequence encoding a membrane protein that affects susceptibility to antibiotics that affect peptidoglycan synthesis in microbes is described. BLR nucleic acid and polypeptide molecules are provided. In addition, screening assays to identify agents that modulate BLR activity are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2001
    Publication date: May 2, 2002
    Inventors: Stuart B. Levy, Rebecca S.Y. Wong, Laura M. McMurry