Patents by Inventor Robert Cossta

Robert Cossta 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 INHIBITING TUMOR CELL PROLIFERATION WITH FOXM1 siRNA
    Publication number: 20090075376
    Abstract: The invention provides methods for inhibiting tumor cell proliferation by inhibiting Fox M1B (also called Fox M1) activity in a tumor cell. The invention also provides FoxM1B siRNA molecules and pharmaceutical compositions comprising FoxM1B siRNA molecules, wherein the siRNA molecules can inhibit FoxM1B activity and can inhibit proliferation of tumor cells. The invention further provides methods for preventing tumor growth, progression or both in an animal comprising inhibiting FoxM1B activity using siRNA molecules or pharmaceutical compositions comprising FoxM1B siRNA molecules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2005
    Publication date: March 19, 2009
    Applicant: The Board of Trustees of the University of Illnois
    Inventors: Robert Cossta, Jane B. Costa, I-Ching Wang