Patents by Inventor Alyssa Shepard

Alyssa Shepard 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).

  • Modulators of morphogen expression and methods of identifying the same
    Publication number: 20050208533
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods and compositions for identifying compounds having an ability to modulate expression of a morphogen, particularly OP-1, OP-1 homologues and closely related proteins, using one or more OP-1-specific, non-coding sequences and a suitable reporter gene. In preferred embodiments, the OP-1-specific non-coding DNA sequence comprises a Pax-responsive OP-1-modulating element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2004
    Publication date: September 22, 2005
    Applicant: Curis, Inc.
    Inventors: Dorai Haimanti, Herman Oppermann, Kuber Sampath, Alyssa Shepard