Patents by Inventor Michael A. Mahowld

Michael A. Mahowld 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).

  • GUT MICROBIOME AS A BIOMARKER AND THERAPEUTIC TARGET FOR TREATING OBESITY OR AN OBESITY RELATED DISORDER
    Publication number: 20140093478
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the gut microbiome as a biomarker and therapeutic target for energy harvesting, weight loss or gain, and/or obesity in a subject. In particular, the invention provides methods of altering and monitoring the relative abundance of Bacteroides and Firmicutes in the gut microbiome of a subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2013
    Publication date: April 3, 2014
    Inventors: Peter J. Turnbaugh, Ruth E. Ley, Michael A. Mahowld, Jeffrey I. Gordon