Patents by Inventor Jo Woon Yi Lee

Jo Woon Yi Lee 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).

  • INSULIN RECEPTOR APTAMER AND PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION FOR TREATING DIABETES COMPRISING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20230159934
    Abstract: Provided is a DNA aptamer specifically binding to an insulin receptor, a pharmaceutical composition for treating diabetes including the same, and a composition for diagnosing diabetes including the DNA aptamer. The insulin receptor aptamer may be effectively used in compositions for preventing or treating insulin-related diseases due to better downstream signaling activity of the insulin receptor than insulin or existing insulin receptor aptamers conventionally used for treatment of insulin-related diseases such as diabetes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2018
    Publication date: May 25, 2023
    Inventors: Youndong Kim, Jo Woon Yi Lee, Solip Choi, So Ryong Lim, Sung Ho Ryu, Na-Oh Yunn
  • GLYPICAN-3-SPECIFIC MODIFIED APTAMER AND USE THEREOF
    Publication number: 20230127087
    Abstract: Provided are a glypican-3 (GPC3)-specific modified aptamer, and prevention or treatment of hepatoma using the same. The glypican-3-specific modified aptamer of the present invention specifically binds to glypican-3 to be internalized into hepatoma cells, and exhibits anticancer activity through an anticancer agent bound to the aptamer, and therefore, has a selective anticancer effect only for GPC3-expressing hepatoma cells without affecting normal hepatocytes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2020
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Applicant: APTAMER SCIENCES INC.
    Inventors: Jo Woon Yi Lee, Youndong Kim, Da Som Lee, Jeong Kyun Lee, Daekyun Lee, So Ryong Lim