Patents by Inventor Laurence A. Turka

Laurence A. Turka 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).

  • B CELL SIGNATURE ASSOCIATED WITH TOLERANCE IN TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS
    Publication number: 20100304996
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods for predicting the development of tolerance to a transplant, such as a kidney, using molecular markers that have different expression patterns in tolerant transplant recipients, as compared to non-tolerant or healthy, non-recipient controls.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2010
    Publication date: December 2, 2010
    Applicants: Regents of the University of California, University of Pennsylvania, Emory University
    Inventors: Vicki Seyfert, Adam Asare, Laurence A. Turka, Kenneth Newell
  • Stimulation of Toll-Like Receptors on T Cells
    Publication number: 20090220528
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions and methods for modulating Toll-like receptors (TLRs) for enhancing survival of activated CD4+ T cells. The enhanced survival of activated CD4+ T cells provides a means for regulating an immune response.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2006
    Publication date: September 3, 2009
    Applicant: THE TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERISTY OF PENNSYLVANIA CNETER FOR TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
    Inventors: Laurence Turka, Andrew E. Gelman
  • Manipulation of PTEN in T cells as a strategy to modulate immune responses
    Publication number: 20070048293
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions and methods for modulating the expression and/or activity of PTEN in T cells, regulatory T cells, and CD4 T cells. The manipulation of PTEN provides a means for regulating an immune response.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2006
    Publication date: March 1, 2007
    Inventors: Laurence Turka, Steven Bensinger, Patrick Walsh