Patents by Inventor Michael F. Christman

Michael F. Christman 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).

  • Publication number: 20120016594
    Abstract: A gene-drug specific system for classifying individual genetic variants based on strength-of-evidence of clinical utility from published scientific and clinical data that support their effect on modifying drug response and behavior. This allows categorization of the genetic variants into evidence classes that have a wide range of uses such as pharmacogenomic molecular diagnostics and personalized medicine research designed to guide the clinical implementation of PGx. Furthermore, this information can be combined with a knowledgebase of drug-response phenotypes, a knowlegebase of specific drug-induced outcomes and individual patient diplotype information for a gene-drug combination into a programmed computer to output corresponding patient-specific predicted drug responses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2011
    Publication date: January 19, 2012
    Applicant: CORIELL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH, INC.
    Inventors: Michael F. Christman, Margaret A. Keller, Neda Gharani, Erynn Gordon-Fishman, Catharine B. Stack
  • Patent number: 5670314
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions and methods for detecting chromosome abnormalities correlated with lung cancer. The method contacting a nucleic acid sample from a patient with a probe which binds selectively to a target polynucleotide sequence correlated with lung cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 1994
    Date of Patent: September 23, 1997
    Assignee: Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Michael F. Christman, Joe W. Gray, Nikki A. Levin, Pius Brzoska, Haruhiko Nakamura