Patents by Inventor Anne W. Hamburger

Anne W. Hamburger 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).

  • ErbB3 binding protein compositions and methods of use
    Patent number: 7718626
    Abstract: A method of repressing a cell-cycle gene, which is regulated by an E2F transcription factor, in a cell, wherein the method comprises contacting the cell with a cell-cycle gene-repressing amount of ErbB3 binding protein (Ebp1); a method of inhibiting prostate cancer in a mammal, wherein the method comprises administering to the mammal a prostate cancer-inhibiting amount of Ebp1; a composition comprising an Ebp1-expressing viral vector that expresses a cell-cycle gene-repressing amount of Ebp1; and a composition comprising polymer-packaged DNA comprising and expressing a cell-cycle gene-repressing amount of Ebp1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2010
    Assignee: University of Maryland, Baltimore
    Inventors: Yue-xing Zhang, Anne W. Hamburger
  • Primary bioassay of human tumor stem cells
    Patent number: 4411990
    Abstract: A bioassay method for supporting human tumor stem cell colony growth is disclosed. The method is suitable for culture of a variety of neoplasms of differing histopathology. Tumor stem cell colonies arising from different types of cancer have differing growth characteristics and colony morphology. The present bioassay may be employed in clinical studies of the effects of anticancer drugs or irradiation on human tumor stem cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 1981
    Date of Patent: October 25, 1983
    Assignee: University Patents, Inc.
    Inventors: Sydney E. Salmon, Anne W. Hamburger