Patents by Inventor Michael P. Pollastri

Michael P. Pollastri 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).

  • PROTOZOAN PARASITE GROWTH INHIBITORS
    Publication number: 20150259331
    Abstract: Compounds and methods for inhibiting growth of a protozoan parasite. Methods of treating a protozoan parasite infection in a subject by administering a therapeutically effective amount of a compound as disclosed herein. The compounds and methods can be used to inhibit growth of protozoan parasites such as Trypanosoma brucei, Trypanosoma cruzi, Leishmania spp., and Plasmodium spp.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2015
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Inventors: Michael P. POLLASTRI, Naimee MEHTA, William DEVINE, Jennifer WOODRING, Uma SWAMINATHAN
  • METHODS OF ERADICATING BACTERIAL CELL POPULATIONS
    Publication number: 20140031275
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods and compositions for the eradication of bacterial infections. In particular, methods and compositions are disclosed for the eradication of persister and slow growing bacterial cell populations. In particular embodiments, the methods and compositions disclosed herein are useful for eradication of biofilms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2013
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Applicant: NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Kim LEWIS, Brian CONLON, Mark L. NELSON, Michael P. POLLASTRI, Thomas A. DAHL
  • Antiparasitic Agents Based On mTOR Inhibitors
    Publication number: 20130296316
    Abstract: Disclosed is the use of mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) and/or phosphoinositide-3-kinase (PI3K) inhibitors as antiparasitic drugs, particularly in those parasitic infections caused by trypanosomatid parasites {Trypanosoma sp. and Leishmania sp.). These inhibitors are useful as trypanocides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2011
    Publication date: November 7, 2013
    Inventors: Michael P. Pollastri, Miguel Navarro, Stephen Beverley, Ana Rodriguez