Patents by Inventor Mansa Munshi

Mansa Munshi 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).

  • METHODS OF INHIBITING FUNGAL CERAMIDE SYNTHASE FOR TREATMENT OF CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS INFECTION
    Publication number: 20200171132
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of inhibiting the growth of a fungus comprising contacting the fungus with an effective amount of an inhibitor so as to thereby inhibit the growth of the fungus, wherein the inhibitor inhibits ceramide synthase 1 (Cer1) in the fungal cells of the fungus. The present invention also provides method of treating a subject afflicted with a fungal infection comprising administering to the subject an effective amount of an inhibitor so as to treat the subject afflicted with the fungal infection, wherein the inhibitor inhibits ceramide synthase 1 (Cer1) in the fungal cells of the fungus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2018
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Applicant: The Research Foundation for the State University of New York
    Inventors: Maurizio Del Poeta, Mansa Munshi, Krupanandan Haranahalli, Karen You, Iwao Ojima