Patents by Inventor Mai-Jing Liao

Mai-Jing Liao 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).

  • Progenitor cells and uses thereof
    Patent number: 9212347
    Abstract: Methods for preparing progenitor cells are described where epithelial cells are induced to undergo epithelial-mesenchymal transition as a result of exposure to an inducing agent or introduction of a gene therein that induces epithelial-mesenchymal transition. Progenitor cells resulting therefrom have use in cell-based therapies, among other utilities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: WHITEHEAD INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Robert A. Weinberg, Sendurai A. Mani, Mai-Jing Liao
  • PROGENITOR CELLS AND USES THEREOF
    Publication number: 20120258084
    Abstract: Methods for preparing progenitor cells are described where epithelial cells are induced to undergo epithelial-mesenchymal transition as a result of exposure to an inducing agent or introduction of a gene therein that induces epithelial-mesenchymal transition. Progenitor cells resulting therefrom have use in cell-based therapies, among other utilities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2012
    Publication date: October 11, 2012
    Inventors: Robert A. WEINBERG, Sendurai A. MANI, Mai-Jing LIAO
  • METHODS FOR IDENTIFICATION AND USE OF AGENTS TARGETING CANCER STEM CELLS
    Publication number: 20110191868
    Abstract: The invention relates to methods for identifying compounds and compositions that target cancer stem cells. In some aspects, the invention relates to treatment methods that use compounds and compositions that specifically target cancer stem cells for inhibiting the growth and/or survival of cancer stem cells in a subject in need thereof. Other aspects of the invention relate to the use of cancer stem cell biomarkers in the selection of a treatment for inhibiting the growth and/or survival of cancer stem cells in a subject in need thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2009
    Publication date: August 4, 2011
    Applicants: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research Nine Cambrideg Center
    Inventors: Piyush Gupta, Tamer T. Onder, Eric S. Lander, Robert Weinberg, Sendurai Mani, Mai-Jing Liao
  • Progenitor Cells and Uses Thereof
    Publication number: 20090214483
    Abstract: Methods for preparing progenitor cells are described where epithelial cells are induced to undergo epithelial-mesenchymal transition as a result of exposure to an inducing agent or introduction of a gene therein that induces epithelial-mesenchymal transition. Progenitor cells resulting therefrom have use in cell-based therapies, among other utilities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2006
    Publication date: August 27, 2009
    Inventors: Robert A. Weinberg, Sendurai A. Mani, Mai-Jing Liao