Patents by Inventor Gregory J. Block

Gregory J. Block 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 ASSAYS FOR FACIOSCAPULOHUMERAL MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY
    Publication number: 20150301067
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods, assays and compositions relating to the treatment of FSHD, particularly by modulating expression of DUX4.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2013
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON THROUGH ITS CENTER FOR COMMERCIALIZATION
    Inventors: Daniel G. Miller, Gregory J. Block
  • Mesenchymal stem cells that express increased amounts of anti-apoptotic proteins
    Publication number: 20110223138
    Abstract: The invention includes a purified population of mesenchymal stromal cells that have been cultured under conditions, such as having been contacted with an apoptotic cell, to express increased levels of at least one anti-apoptotic protein. Such mesenchymal stem cells may be used to treat diseases, disorders, or conditions associated with apoptosis or with unresolved inflammation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2010
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Inventors: Darwin J. Prockop, Gregory J. Block, Shinya Ohkouchi, Hosoon Choi