Patents by Inventor Meritxell Rovira-Clusellas

Meritxell Rovira-Clusellas 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).

  • ISOLATION, EXPRESSION AND GUIDED DIFFERENTIATION OF SELF-RENEWING PROGENITOR CELLS FROM ADULT HUMAN PANCREAS
    Publication number: 20140017207
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of pancreatic progenitor cells. More specifically, the present invention provides methods for isolating self-renewing centroacinar and terminal ductal progenitors from adult human pancreas. In a specific embodiment, the method comprises the steps of (a) providing a population of pancreatic cells; and (b) selecting for high expression of CD133, EpCAM, and CD44 on the pancreatic cells to isolate self-renewing centroacinar and terminal ductal progenitors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2013
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Applicant: The Johns Hopkins University
    Inventors: Steven D. Leach, Meritxell Rovira-Clusellas