Patents by Inventor JUDY CAROL YOUNG

JUDY CAROL YOUNG 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).

  • EXPANDED AND GENETICALLY MODIFIED POPULATIONS OF HUMAN HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELLS
    Publication number: 20030044978
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for promoting the survival and/or expansion of hematopoietic stem cells in culture, comprising culturing the cells in a culture including an effective amount of a mpl ligand, (particularly thrombopoietin), a flt3 ligand and interleukin 6 (IL6). Also provided is a method for modifying hematopoietic stem cells comprising contacting a gene delivery vehicle comprising a polynucleotide sequence with a population of hematopoietic stem cells cultured in the presence of an effective amount of thrombopoietin and a flt3 ligand. Additionally methods of restoring hematopoietic capability in a subject are claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 1999
    Publication date: March 6, 2003
    Applicant: NOVARTIS CORPORATION
    Inventors: JUDY CAROL YOUNG, LESLEY JEAN MURRAY, ROBERT J. TUSHINSKI