Patents by Inventor Kay M. Tye

Kay M. Tye 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).

  • Non-Human Animal Models of Depression and Methods of Use Thereof
    Publication number: 20150040249
    Abstract: The disclosure provides non-human optogenetic animal models of depression. Specifically, non-human animals each expresses a light-responsive opsin in a neuron of the animal are provided. The animal models are useful for identifying agents and targets of therapeutic strategies for treatment of depression. Examples of using the non-human animals expressing light-responsive opsin including Halorhodopsin family of light-responsive chloride pumps and Channelrhodopsin family of light-responsive cation channel proteins are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Applicant: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
    Inventors: Karl A. Deisseroth, Kay M. Tye, Melissa R. Warden