Patents by Inventor The Penn State Rsearch Foundation

The Penn State Rsearch Foundation 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).

  • ANTI-CANCER COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20130178523
    Abstract: Anti-cancer compositions and methods are described including one or more isothiocyanates and/or isoselenocyanates. Methods of treating a subject are provided according to embodiments of the present invention which include administering a therapeutically effective amount of a composition including an isothiocyanate and/or isoselenocyanate to a subject having a condition characterized by Akt dysregulation. Administering a therapeutically effective amount of a composition including an isothiocyanate and/or isoselenocyanate to a subject detectably increases apoptosis and/or decreases proliferation of cancer cells, particularly cancer cells characterized by Akt dysregulation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2013
    Publication date: July 11, 2013
    Applicant: THE PENN STATE RESEARCH FOUNDATION
    Inventor: The Penn State Rsearch Foundation