Patents by Inventor Siavash K. Kurdistani

Siavash K. Kurdistani 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).

  • HISTONE MODIFICATION PATTERNS FOR CLINICAL DIAGNOSIS AND PROGNOSIS OF CANCER
    Publication number: 20120094949
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods of diagnosing and providing a prognosis and therapy for cancer including, but not limited to, pancreatic cancer and responsiveness to thymidylate synthase inhibitor (e.g., 5-FU) therapy, by identifying cancers with altered histone modification patterns selected from the group consisting of H3K4me2, H3K9me2, or H3K18ac.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2010
    Publication date: April 19, 2012
    Applicant: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: David W. Dawson, Siavash K. Kurdistani, David B. Seligson
  • Antibodies Against Histone Modifications for Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis of Cancer
    Publication number: 20080248039
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods of diagnosing and providing a prognosis for a cancer by identifying cancers with altered global histone modification patterns using immunohistochemical techniques.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2006
    Publication date: October 9, 2008
    Applicant: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Siavash K. Kurdistani, Michael Grunstein, David B. Seligson