Patents by Inventor Sergio Rotstein

Sergio Rotstein 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).

  • DETERMINING THE FUNCTIONS AND INTERACTIONS OF PROTEINS BY COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS
    Publication number: 20020164588
    Abstract: The invention provides novel methods for characterizing the function of nucleic acids and polypeptides. The invention provides a novel method for identifying a nucleic acid or a polypeptide sequence that may be a target for a drug. The invention provides a novel method for identifying a nucleic acid or a polypeptide sequence that may be essential for the growth or viability of an organism. The characterization is based on use of methods of the invention comprising algorithms that can identify functional relationships between diverse sets of non-homologous nucleic acid and polypeptide sequences. The invention provides a computer program product, stored on a computer-readable medium, for identifying a nucleic acid or a polypeptide sequence that may be essential for the growth or viability of an organism. The invention provides a computer program product, stored on a computer-readable medium, for identifying a nucleic acid or a polypeptide sequence that may be a target for a drug.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2000
    Publication date: November 7, 2002
    Applicant: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: David Eisenberg , Sergio Rotstein , Edward Marcotte