Patents by Inventor Michael P. YAFFE

Michael P. YAFFE 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).

  • METHODS FOR DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES OR DISORDERS
    Publication number: 20110256565
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods that are useful for the diagnosis of neurodegenerative disease or disorder and for the screening of compounds or therapeutic agents for treating a neurodegenerative disease or disorder. The methods pertain in part to the correlation of a neurodegenerative disease or disorder with abnormal or altered endoplasmic reticulum-mitochondrial-associated membranes (ER-MAM) integrity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2010
    Publication date: October 20, 2011
    Inventors: Eric A. SCHON, Estela AREA-GOMEZ, Michael P. YAFFE