Patents by Inventor Akhilesh Banerjee

Akhilesh Banerjee 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).

  • METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR DELIVERY OF EXOGENOUS FACTORS TO NERVOUS SYSTEM SITES
    Publication number: 20100021422
    Abstract: The present invention relates to treatment methods and methods for sustained delivery of one or more exogenous factors to desired nervous system sites. In certain embodiments, the invention relates to the use of biodegradable microspheres to deliver exogenous factors, such as the morphogenic factor, sonic hedgehog (Shh), to the site of spinal cord injury. In certain embodiments, the Shh-releasing microspheres are administered together with stem cells, which may be spinal cord neural stem cells. In certain embodiments, the invention relates to regrowth of neural cells in both the central and peripheral nervous systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2009
    Publication date: January 28, 2010
    Applicants: Regenerative Research Foundation, Albany Medical College, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
    Inventors: Sally Temple, Natalia Lowry, Jeffrey Stern, Susan K. Goderie, Ravindra Kane, Supriya Punyani, Akhilesh Banerjee