Patents by Inventor Asa Abeliovich

Asa Abeliovich 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).

  • Publication number: 20240123003
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to compositions and methods for treatment of diseases associated with aberrant lysosomal function, such as Parkinson's disease and Gaucher disease. The disclosure provides expression constructs comprising a transgene encoding beta-glucocerebrosidase, an inhibitory RNA targeting alpha-Synuclein, or a combination of the foregoing. The disclosure further provides methods of treating Gaucher disease, Parkinson's disease or other synucleinopathies by administering such expression constructs to a subject in need thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Asa ABELIOVICH, Laura HECKMAN, Herve RHINN, Franz HEFTI
  • Publication number: 20240100132
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to compositions and methods for positively or negatively regulating the expression of a gene therapeutic (e.g., a therapeutic protein expressed from an AAV vector). The disclosure is based, in part, on certain nucleic acids, for example antisense oligonucleotides (ASOs), configured to bind specific regions of an expression cassette (or an mRNA transcribed from such an expression cassette).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2022
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: Prevail Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin Shykind, Asa Abeliovich, E. David Litwack, Kumar Anindya Sen
  • Patent number: 11903985
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to compositions and methods for treatment of diseases associated with aberrant lysosomal function, such as Parkinson's disease and Gaucher disease. The disclosure provides expression constructs comprising a transgene encoding beta-glucocerebrosidase, an inhibitory RNA targeting alpha-Synuclein, or a combination of the foregoing. The disclosure further provides methods of treating Gaucher disease, Parkinson's disease or other synucleinopathies by administering such expression constructs to a subject in need thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Prevail Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Asa Abeliovich, Laura Heckman, Herve Rhinn, Franz Hefti
  • Publication number: 20230405149
    Abstract: The disclosure relates, in some aspects, to compositions and methods for treatment of neurodegenerative disease, for example Alzheimer's disease. In some embodiments, the disclosure provides expression constructs comprising a transgene encoding an APOE Christchurch (e.g., APOE3ch and/or APOE2ch) protein isoform or a portion thereof, an inhibitory nucleic acid targeting an APOE gene or a portion thereof, or any combination of the foregoing. In some embodiments, the disclosure provides methods of treating Alzheimer's disease by administering an expression construct to a subject in need thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2021
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Applicant: Prevail Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Asa Abeliovich, Sitharthan Kamalakaran, Benjamin Shykind, Edmund c. Schwartz, Anindya Kumar Sen
  • Patent number: 11807849
    Abstract: The disclosure relates, in some aspects, to compositions and methods for treatment of diseases associated with aberrant lysosomal function, for example Parkinson's disease and Gaucher disease. In some embodiments, the disclosure provides expression constructs comprising a transgene encoding one or more inhibitory nucleic acids targeting SCNA or a portion thereof, TMEM106B or a portion thereof, or any combination of the foregoing. In some embodiments, the disclosure provides methods of Parkinson's disease by administering such expression constructs to a subject in need thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Prevail Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Asa Abeliovich, Laura Heckman, Herve Rhinn
  • Publication number: 20230346979
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to compositions and methods for treatment of neurodegenerative disorders, such as fronto-temporal dementia (FTD). The disclosure provides methods of treating FTD by administering expression constructs comprising a transgene encoding progranulin or a portion thereof to a subject in need thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2021
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Inventors: Asa ABELIOVICH, Jeffrey SEVIGNY, Travis LEWIS, Olga USPENSKAYA
  • Patent number: 11802294
    Abstract: The disclosure relates, in some aspects, to compositions and methods for treatment of diseases associated with aberrant lysosomal function, for example Parkinson's disease and Gaucher disease. In some embodiments, the disclosure provides expression constructs comprising a transgene encoding beta-Glucocerebrosidase (GBA) or a portion thereof, Lysosomal Membrane Protein 2 (LIMP2), Prosaposin, or any combination of the foregoing. In some embodiments, the disclosure provides methods of Parkinson's disease by administering such expression constructs to a subject in need thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: Prevail Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Asa Abeliovich, Laura Heckman, Herve Rhinn
  • Publication number: 20230310654
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to compositions and methods for treatment of diseases associated with aberrant lysosomal function, such as Parkinson's disease and Gaucher disease. The disclosure provides methods of treating Gaucher disease, Parkinson's disease or other synucleinopathies by administering expression constructs comprising a transgene encoding beta-glucocerebrosidase, an inhibitory RNA targeting alpha-Synuclein, or a combination of the foregoing to a subject in need thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2021
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: Asa ABELIOVICH, Jeffrey SEVIGNY, Travis LEWIS, Olga USPENSKAYA
  • Publication number: 20230304036
    Abstract: The disclosure relates, in some aspects, to compositions and methods for delivery of transgenes to a subject. In some embodiments, the disclosure provides expression constructs (e.g., vectors containing an expression construct) comprising a transgene encoding human Parkin or a portion thereof. In some embodiments, the disclosure provides methods of treating a neurodegenerative disease (e.g., Parkinson’s disease) by administering such expression constructs to a subject in need thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2021
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Applicant: Prevail Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Asa Abeliovich, Benjamin Shykind
  • Publication number: 20230287358
    Abstract: The disclosure relates, in some aspects, to compositions and methods for treatment of diseases associated with aberrant lysosomal function, for example Parkinson's disease (PD) and Gaucher disease. In some embodiments, the disclosure provides expression constructs comprising a transgene encoding beta-Glucocerebrosidase (GBA) or a portion thereof alone or in combination with one or more PD-associated genes. In some embodiments, the disclosure provides methods of Parkinson's disease by administering such expression constructs to a subject in need thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2023
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Inventors: Asa ABELIOVICH, Laura HECKMAN, Herve RHINN
  • Patent number: 11661585
    Abstract: The disclosure relates, in some aspects, to compositions and methods for treatment of diseases associated with aberrant lysosomal function, for example Parkinson's disease (PD) and Gaucher disease. In some embodiments, the disclosure provides expression constructs comprising a transgene encoding beta-Glucocerebrosidase (GBA) or a portion thereof alone or in combination with one or more PD-associated genes. In some embodiments, the disclosure provides methods of Parkinson's disease by administering such expression constructs to a subject in need thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: Prevail Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Asa Abeliovich, Laura Heckman, Herve Rhinn
  • Patent number: 11655460
    Abstract: The disclosure relates, in some aspects, to compositions and methods for treatment of diseases associated with aberrant lysosomal function, for example Parkinson's disease (PD) and Gaucher disease. In some embodiments, the disclosure provides expression constructs comprising a transgene encoding beta-Glucocerebrosidase (GBA) or a portion thereof alone or in combination with one or more PD-associated genes. In some embodiments, the disclosure provides methods of Parkinson's disease by administering such expression constructs to a subject in need thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: Prevail Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Asa Abeliovich, Laura Heckman, Herve Rhinn
  • Patent number: 11613737
    Abstract: The disclosure relates, in some aspects, to compositions and methods for treatment of diseases associated with aberrant lysosomal function, for example Parkinson's disease (PD) and Gaucher disease. In some embodiments, the disclosure provides expression constructs comprising a transgene encoding beta-Glucocerebrosidase (GBA) or a portion thereof alone or in combination with one or more PD-associated genes. In some embodiments, the disclosure provides methods of Parkinson's disease by administering such expression constructs to a subject in need thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: Prevail Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Asa Abeliovich, Laura Heckman, Herve Rhinn
  • Patent number: 11470827
    Abstract: Provided herein are transgenic non-human animals whose genomes comprise two or more human genes selected from TREM1, TREML1, TREM2, TREML2, and TREML4, to methods of screening candidate agents that bind to and/or modulate the function and/or activity of at least one of the human genes in the transgenic non-human animals, and to methods of screening candidate agents to determine their effect on one or more activities and/or functions associated with expression of at least one of the human genes in the transgenic non-human animals. Further provided herein are methods of recapitulating a human TREM immune system in a non-human animal, and methods of generating a non-human animal disease model comprising a human TREM repertoire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: Alector LLC
    Inventors: Ilaria Tassi, Asa Abeliovich, Seung-Joo Lee, Arnon Rosenthal, Tina Schwabe
  • Publication number: 20220211871
    Abstract: The disclosure relates, in some aspects, to compositions and methods for treatment of central nervous system (CNS) diseases, for example Parkinson's disease (PD) and Gaucher disease. In some embodiments, the disclosure provides expression constructs comprising a transgene encoding one or more CNS disease-associated gene products and/or one or more an inhibitory nucleic acids targeting a CNS disease-associated gene or gene product. In some embodiments, the disclosure provides methods of treating CNS diseases by administering such expression constructs to a subject in need thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2020
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Applicant: Prevail Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Asa Abeliovich, Laura Heckman, Herve Rhinn
  • Publication number: 20220010001
    Abstract: The disclosure relates, in some aspects, to compositions and methods for treatment of neurodegenerative disease, for example Alzheimer's disease. In some embodiments, the disclosure provides expression constructs comprising a transgene encoding an APOE protein isoform or a portion thereof, an inhibitory nucleic acid targeting an APOE gene or a portion thereof, or any combination of the foregoing. In some embodiments, the disclosure provides methods of treating Alzheimer's disease by administering an expression construct to a subject in need thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Applicant: Prevail Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Asa Abeliovich, Laura Heckman, Herve Rhinn
  • Publication number: 20210332385
    Abstract: The disclosure relates, in some aspects, to compositions and methods for treatment of diseases associated with aberrant lysosomal function, for example Parkinson's disease and Gaucher disease. In some embodiments, the disclosure provides expression constructs comprising a transgene encoding beta-Glucocerebrosidase (GBA) or a portion thereof, Lysosomal Membrane Protein 2 (LIMP2), Prosaposin, or any combination of the foregoing. In some embodiments, the disclosure provides methods of Parkinson's disease by administering such expression constructs to a subject in need thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2021
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Inventors: Asa ABELIOVICH, Laura HECKMAN, Herve RHINN
  • Publication number: 20210261981
    Abstract: The disclosure relates, in some aspects, to compositions and methods for treatment of neurodegenerative diseases (e.g., amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and/or frontotemporal dementia (FTD), Alzheimer's disease, Gaucher disease, Parkinson's disease, Lewy body dementia, or a lysosomal storage disease). In some embodiments, the disclosure provides expression constructs comprising a transgene encoding one or more inhibitory nucleic acids (e.g., targeting C9orf72, TMEM106B, ATNX2, RPS25, etc.), wild-type C9orf72 protein or a portion thereof, or any combination of the foregoing. In some embodiments, the disclosure provides methods of ALS/FTD by administering such expression constructs to a subject in need thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2018
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Applicant: Prevail Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Asa Abeliovich, Laura Heckman, Herve Rhinn
  • Patent number: 11060113
    Abstract: The disclosure relates, in some aspects, to compositions and methods for treatment of diseases associated with aberrant lysosomal function, for example Parkinson's disease and Gaucher disease. In some embodiments, the disclosure provides expression constructs comprising a transgene encoding beta-Glucocerebrosidase (GBA) or a portion thereof, Lysosomal Membrane Protein 2 (LIMP2), Prosaposin, or any combination of the foregoing. In some embodiments, the disclosure provides methods of Parkinson's disease by administering such expression constructs to a subject in need thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: Prevail Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Asa Abeliovich, Laura Heckman, Herve Rhinn
  • Publication number: 20210010032
    Abstract: The disclosure relates, in some aspects, to compositions and methods for treatment of diseases associated with aberrant lysosomal function, for example Parkinson's disease and Gaucher disease. In some embodiments, the disclosure provides expression constructs comprising a transgene encoding beta-Glucocerebrosidase (GBA) or a portion thereof, Lysosomal Membrane Protein 2 (LIMP2), Prosaposin, or any combination of the foregoing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2020
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Inventors: Asa ABELIOVICH, Laura HECKMAN, Herve RHINN