Patents by Inventor Anne Monks

Anne Monks 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 of identifying drugs with selective effects against cancer cells
    Patent number: 5645988
    Abstract: The present invention involves a method of identifying drugs which selectively inhibit the growth of particular cancer cells, which method comprises: (a) contacting with the drug at least two cancer cells derived from the same type of biological material, wherein the cancer cells differ as to the presence of a particular DNA sequence, (b) measuring the effect of the drug on the growth of the cancer cells, and (c) determining whether there is a correlation between the effect of the drug on the cancer cells and the presence or absence of the DNA sequence in the cancer cells. The present invention further involves the use of such drugs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 8, 1997
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Department of Health and Human Services
    Inventors: George F. Vande Woude, Han-Mo Koo, Anne Monks