Patents by Inventor Cynthia E. Francis

Cynthia E. Francis 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 targets for identifying compounds for regulating rhinovirus infection
    Publication number: 20090155180
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods for identifying genes, expression regulators, receptors, protein product receptors, and proteins that may regulate rhinovirus infections. The genes identified may be used as markers for disease onset and progression and to measure efficacy of a therapeutic. The present invention also provides methods to screen agents that are capable of regulating rhinovirus infection. The present invention also provides methods of identifying therapeutic compounds that may treat various disorders by regulating the expression and activity of genes, expression regulators, receptors, protein product receptors, and proteins identified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2008
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Inventors: Mary Lynn Jump, Jeffrey Warren Clymer, Begonia Y. Ho, Amy Ann Walanski, Cynthia E. Francis