Patents by Inventor Guilia C. Kennedy

Guilia C. Kennedy 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).

  • Pancreatic cancer genes
    Patent number: 6664054
    Abstract: The present invention provides the art with the DNA coding sequences of polynucleotides that are up- or down-regulated in cancer and dysplasia. These polynucleotides and encoded proteins or polypeptides can be used in the diagnosis or identification of cancer and dysplasia. Inhibitors of the up-regulated polynucleotides and proteins can decrease the abnormality of cancer and dysplasia. Enhancing the expression of down-regulated polynucleotides or introducing down-regulated proteins to cells can decrease the growth and/or abnormal characteristics of cancer and dysplasia.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2003
    Assignee: Chiron Corporation
    Inventor: Guilia C. Kennedy