Patents by Inventor Ryan Drenan

Ryan Drenan 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).

  • TRANSGENIC MICE EXPRESSING HYPERSENSITIVE NICOTINIC RECEPTORS
    Publication number: 20090100532
    Abstract: Provided herein are transgenic non-human animals having a transgene encoding a variant nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR) subunit, wherein the variant nAChR subunit is selected from the group consisting of ?6, ?5, and ?2. The transgenic animals display a modified phenotype that includes nicotinic hypersensitivity. Also provided are methods of generating the invention transgenic animals. Further provided are methods for screening a candidate agent for the ability to modulate nicotine-mediated behavior in the invention transgenic animals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2008
    Publication date: April 16, 2009
    Applicant: CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Ryan Drenan, Henry A. Lester