Patents by Inventor Michela Juran

Michela Juran 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).

  • Method of inhibiting dihydrofolate reductase; screening assay for the identification of novel therapeutics and their cellular targets
    Publication number: 20050267136
    Abstract: A novel screening assay for identifying therapeutic agents and their cellular targets is described. The assay is useful in developing new antibacterial, antifungal, antiparasitic and anti cancer therapeutics. New inhibitors of dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR) have been identified and their cellular target confirmed using the assay of the present invention. Methods of treating diseases that benefit from an inhibition of DHFR are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2005
    Publication date: December 1, 2005
    Applicant: McMaster University
    Inventors: Eric Brown, Xiaoming Li, Gerard Wright, Jonathan Cechetto, Michela Juran, Rebecca Hartlen, Ranjana Pathania