Patents by Inventor Michael D. Masterman Smith

Michael D. Masterman Smith 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).

  • COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR DIAGNOSING AND TREATING BRAIN CANCER AND IDENTIFYING NEURAL STEM CELLS
    Publication number: 20090163406
    Abstract: In one aspect, the invention provides composition and methods for the diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of tumors and cancers, e.g., brain cancers. In one aspect, the invention provides compositions and methods for inhibiting the growth, proliferation, differentiation and/or survival of a neural stem cell or a cancer cell, or progenitor stem cell thereof. In one aspect, the invention provides compositions and methods for identifying the genetic profile of a brain cancer cell or a self-renewing neural cancer stem cell. In one aspect, the invention provides methods employing these profiles to identify compounds that inhibit tumor growth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2005
    Publication date: June 25, 2009
    Applicant: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
    Inventors: Harley I. Kornblum, Daniel H. Geschwind, Ichiro Nakano, Joseph D. Dougherty, Jorge Lazareff, Paul S. Mischel, Michael D. Masterman Smith, Jing Huan, Houman D. Hemmati