Patents by Inventor Penelope Duerksen-Hughes

Penelope Duerksen-Hughes 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 FOR PREVENTING CANCERS ASSOCIATED WITH HUMAN PAPILLOMA VIRUSES
    Publication number: 20180200233
    Abstract: Compositions and methods of treatment are provided for preventing cancers caused by high-risk human papilloma viruses (HPV). Cancers amenable to prevention include cervical cancer, head cancers, neck cancers, and oral cancers. The compositions block interaction between HPV 16 E6, one of two major viral oncogenes, and its partners, thereby resensitizing HPV positive cells to apoptosis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2016
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Inventors: Penelope Duerksen-Hughes, Chung-Hsiang Yuan, Maria Filippova, John Krstenansky
  • Methods for detecting DNA viruses
    Publication number: 20060057600
    Abstract: A DNA virus in a sample is detected by contacting the sample with host cells that have been transiently transfected with a reporter sequence under the control of a virus-specific promoter, and then detecting the reporter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2004
    Publication date: March 16, 2006
    Inventors: Penelope Duerksen-Hughes, Maria Filippova, Istvan Fodor