Patents by Inventor Alex Katchman

Alex Katchman 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).

  • Drug target for preventing pathologic calcium overload in cardiomyocytes and methods of screening for same
    Patent number: 11474098
    Abstract: The present invention provides, inter alia, methods for identifying a candidate agent that can treat or ameliorate the effects of a heart condition caused by the effects of abnormal beta-adrenergic receptor activation on calcium levels in cardiomyocytes in a subject. Compositions that include the candidate agents identified by the methods disclosed, and methods of treating or ameliorating the effects of a heart condition in a subject by administering to the subject the candidate agents identified by the methods disclosed, are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignees: THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK, THE NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL
    Inventors: Steven Marx, Alexander Kushnir, Lin Yang, Alex Katchman, Henry M. Colecraft
  • DRUG TARGET FOR PREVENTING PATHOLOGIC CALCIUM OVERLOAD IN CARDIOMYOCYTES AND METHODS OF SCREENING FOR SAME
    Publication number: 20190250145
    Abstract: The present invention provides, inter alia, methods for identifying a candidate agent that can treat or ameliorate the effects of a heart condition caused by the effects of abnormal beta-adrenergic receptor activation on calcium levels in cardiomyocytes in a subject. Compositions that include the candidate agents identified by the methods disclosed, and methods of treating or ameliorating the effects of a heart condition in a subject by administering to the subject the candidate agents identified by the methods disclosed, are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Inventors: Steven Marx, Alexander Kushnir, Lin Yang, Alex Katchman, Henry M. Colecraft