Patents by Inventor Naim Nazef

Naim Nazef 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).

  • Patent number: 11873488
    Abstract: Provided herein are double-stranded nucleic acid inhibitor molecules having a sense strand with a stem loop structure and an antisense strand, where the stem portion of the stem loop structure contains one or more Tm-increasing nucleotides. Also provided are methods and compositions for reducing target gene expression and methods and compositions for treating a disease of interest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: DICERNA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Weimin Wang, Naim Nazef, Bob Dale Brown
  • Patent number: 11661604
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to oligonucleotides, compositions and methods useful for reducing LDHA expression, particularly in hepatocytes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: DICERNA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Bob D. Brown, Henryk T. Dudek, Utsav Saxena, Natalie Pursell, Cheng Lai, Weimin Wang, Rachel Storr, Naim Nazef, Boyoung Kim
  • Publication number: 20230064031
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are oligonucleotides, such as nucleic acid inhibitor molecules, having a 4?-phosphate analog and methods of using the same, for example, to modulate the expression of a target gene in a cell. The phosphate analogs are bound to the 4?-carbon of the sugar moiety (e.g., a ribose or deoxyribose or analog thereof) of the 5?-terminal nucleotide of an oligonucleotide. Typically, the phosphate analog is an oxymethylphosphonate, where the oxygen atom of the oxymethyl group is bound to the 4?-carbon of the sugar moiety or analog thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2022
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: Weimin WANG, Qingyi LI, Naim NAZEF
  • Publication number: 20220389430
    Abstract: The present invention provides oligonucleotides comprising 2?-O-methyl (2?-OMe) and 2?-deoxy-2?-fluoro (2?-F) modifications, compositions thereof, and methods of use for reducing the expression or activity of a gene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2020
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Inventors: Weimin WANG, Naim NAZEF
  • Publication number: 20220306679
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for synthesizing compounds useful as potent and stable RNA interference agents, derivatives thereof, and intermediates thereto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2020
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventors: Weimin WANG, Naim NAZEF
  • Patent number: 11414659
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are oligonucleotides, such as nucleic acid inhibitor molecules, having a 4?-phosphate analog and methods of using the same, for example, to modulate the expression of a target gene in a cell. The oligonucleotide of the disclosure comprises a 5?-terminal nucleotide represented by Formula III: wherein Ra, Rb, B, X2 and Y are as defined in the specification. The phosphate analogs are bound to the 4?-carbon of the sugar moiety (e.g., a ribose or deoxyribose or analog thereof) of the 5?-terminal nucleotide of an oligonucleotide. Typically, the phosphate analog is an oxymethylphosphonate, where the oxygen atom of the oxymethyl group is bound to the 4?-carbon of the sugar moiety or analog thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: Dicerna Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Weimin Wang, Qingyi Li, Naim Nazef
  • Publication number: 20220177880
    Abstract: Provided herein are double-stranded nucleic acid inhibitor molecules having a shortened sense strand with a stem loop structure and an antisense strand. Also provided are methods and compositions for reducing target gene expression and methods and compositions for treating a disease of interest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2020
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Inventors: Bob Dale BROWN, Weimin WANG, Naim NAZEF
  • Patent number: 11286488
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to oligonucleotides, compositions and methods useful for reducing LDHA expression, particularly in hepatocytes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: Dicerna Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Bob D. Brown, Henryk T. Dudek, Utsav Saxena, Natalie Pursell, Cheng Lai, Weimin Wang, Rachel Storr, Naim Nazef, Boyoung Kim
  • Publication number: 20210062199
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to oligonucleotides, compositions and methods useful for reducing LDHA expression, particularly in hepatocytes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2020
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Inventors: Bob D. BROWN, Henryk T. DUDEK, Utsav SAXENA, Natalie PURSELL, Cheng LAI, Weimin WANG, Rachel STORR, Naim NAZEF, Boyoung KIM
  • Publication number: 20200283775
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to oligonucleotides, compositions and methods useful for reducing LDHA expression, particularly in hepatocytes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2018
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Inventors: Bob D. BROWN, Henryk T. DUDEK, Utsav SAXENA, Natalie PURSELL, Cheng LAI, Weimin WANG, Rachel STORR, Naim NAZEF, Boyoung KIM
  • Publication number: 20190316125
    Abstract: Provided herein are double-stranded nucleic acid inhibitor molecules having a sense strand with a stem loop structure and an antisense strand, where the stem portion of the stem loop structure contains one or more Tm-increasing nucleotides. Also provided are methods and compositions for reducing target gene expression and methods and compositions for treating a disease of interest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2019
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventors: Weimin Wang, Naim Nazef, Bob Dale Brown
  • Publication number: 20190177729
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are oligonucleotides, such as nucleic acid inhibitor molecules, having a 4?-phosphate analog and methods of using the same, for example, to modulate the expression of a target gene in a cell. The phosphate analogs are bound to the 4?-carbon of the sugar moiety (e.g., a ribose or deoxyribose or analog thereof) of the 5?-terminal nucleotide of an oligonucleotide. Typically, the phosphate analog is an oxymethylphosphonate, where the oxygen atom of the oxymethyl group is bound to the 4?-carbon of the sugar moiety or analog thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2017
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Inventors: Weimin Wang, Qingyi Li, Naim Nazef