Patents by Inventor Alyce Finelli

Alyce Finelli 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 reagents for the treatment of metabolic disorders
    Publication number: 20060069161
    Abstract: The invention features compositions, methods, and kits for the treatment of metabolic disorders such as diabetes and obesity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2005
    Publication date: March 30, 2006
    Applicant: CombinatoRx, Inc.
    Inventors: Margaret Lee, Grant Zimmermann, Alyce Finelli, Daniel Grau, Curtis Keith, M. Nichols
  • Identification of genes involved in Alzheimer's disease using Drosophila melanogaster
    Publication number: 20050138676
    Abstract: Transgenic flies displaying altered phenotypes due to expression of the Abeta and C99 portions of the human APP gene are disclosed. Use of these flies in a method to identify Drosophila genes and the human homologs of these Drosophila genes, that are potentially involved in Alzheimer's Disease, is also disclosed. The use of said human homologs as drug targets for the development of therapeutics to treat Alzheimer's Disease and other conditions associated with defects in the APP pathway, as well as pharmaceutical compositions comprising substances directed to these genes, are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2004
    Publication date: June 23, 2005
    Inventors: Dalia Cohen, Uwe Dengler, Alyce Finelli, Felix Freuler, Mary Konsolaki, Mischa Reinhardt, Susan Zusman