Patents by Inventor Kausik Si

Kausik Si 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).

  • Prion-like form of CPEB and related compositions and methods
    Patent number: 8951734
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods for determining whether an agent facilitates the conversion of a cytoplasmic polyadenylation element binding (CPEB) protein from its non-prion form to its prion form. This invention also provides methods for determining the presence and amount of the prion form of CPEB protein in a cell. This invention also provides methods for facilitating the conversion of a non-prion CPEB protein to its prion form. This invention also provides an isolated prion form cytoplasmic polyadenylation element binding (CPEB) protein and compositions comprising a therapeutically effective amount of an agent that facilitates the conversion of CPEB protein from its non-prion form to its prion form, and methods of making such compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York
    Inventors: Kausik Si, Eric Kandel
  • Prion-Like Form of Cpeb and Related Compositions and Methods
    Publication number: 20070259341
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods for determining whether an agent facilitates the conversion of a cytoplasmic polyadenylation element binding (CPEB) protein from its non-prion form to its prion form. This invention also provides methods for determining the presence and amount of the prion form of CPEB protein in a cell. This invention also provides methods for facilitating the conversion of a non-prion CPEB protein to its prion form. This invention also provides an isolated prion form cytoplasmic polyadenylation element binding (CPEB) protein and compositions comprising a therapeutically effective amount of an agent that facilitates the conversion of CPEB protein from its non-prion form to its prion form, and methods of making such compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2004
    Publication date: November 8, 2007
    Inventors: Kausik Si, Eric Kandel