Patents by Inventor Michelle L. Turski

Michelle L. Turski 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 of Treating and Preventing Cancer by Disrupting the Binding of Copper in the Map Kinase Pathway
    Publication number: 20210187013
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods of treating and/or preventing cancer in a subject comprising administering to the subject a copper-reduced diet by itself or as a supplement along with a regular diet to create a copper-reduced melieu, maintain a reduced-copper melieu, or both, thereby treating and/or preventing the development of the cancer. Methods also comprise further adding a copper chelator, MEK inhibitor, or combinations thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2021
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Applicant: DUKE UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Chris M. Counter, Donita C. Brady, Michelle L. Turski, Dennis J. Thiele