Patents by Inventor Pheroze Joshi

Pheroze Joshi 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).

  • Aptamer constructs
    Patent number: 7700759
    Abstract: Provided are RNA oligonucleotides having an aptamer flanked by two self-cleaving ribozymes. Vectors encoding the oligonucleotides, and cells transfected with these vectors are also provided. Additionally, methods of inhibiting replication of a virus in a cell, methods of treating an organism with an aptamer, methods of determining whether a test aptamer is effective in inhibiting the function of a target of the aptamer in a cell, and methods of expressing an RNA aptamer in a cell are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2010
    Assignee: Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University
    Inventors: Vinayaka R. Prasad, Pheroze Joshi
  • Aptamer constructs
    Publication number: 20050222400
    Abstract: Provided are RNA oligonucleotides having an aptamer flanked by two self-cleaving ribozymes. Vectors encoding the oligonucleotides, and cells transfected with these vectors are also provided. Additionally, methods of inhibiting replication of a virus in a cell, methods of treating an organism with an aptamer, methods of determining whether a test aptamer is effective in inhibiting the function of a target of the aptamer in a cell, and methods of expressing an RNA aptamer in a cell are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2004
    Publication date: October 6, 2005
    Inventors: Vinayaka Prasad, Pheroze Joshi