Patents by Inventor Nahid Robertson

Nahid Robertson 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).

  • Compositions to detect lesions associated with hearing loss in the cochlear gene, COCH5B2
    Patent number: 7030235
    Abstract: The invention provides isolated nucleic acids molecules, designated COCH5B2 nucleic acid molecules, which encode polypeptides involved in inner ear biology. The invention also provides antisense nucleic acid molecules, expression vectors containing COCH5b2 nucleic acid molecules, host cells into which the expression vectors have been introduced, and non-human transgenic animals in which a COCH5b2 gene has been introduced or disrupted. The invention still further provides isolated COCH5B2 polypeptides, fusion polypeptides, antigenic peptides, and anti-COCH5B2 antibodies. Diagnostic, screening, and therapeutic methods utilizing compositions of the invention are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2006
    Assignee: The Brigham & Women's Hospital, Inc.
    Inventors: Cynthia C. Morton, Nahid Robertson
  • Methods of diagnosis and treatment of meniere disease
    Patent number: 6730475
    Abstract: The invention features methods of diagnosing and treating Meniere disease. The invention also features kits and probes for diagnosing Meniere disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2004
    Assignees: Brigham and Women's Hospital, University of Antwerp
    Inventors: Nahid Robertson, Cynthia Morton, Guy Van Camp, Erik Fransen, Paul Van de Heyning