Patents by Inventor Somarajan Nair Janardanan Nair

Somarajan Nair Janardanan Nair 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).

  • Cyclopamine analogues and methods of use thereof
    Patent number: 8236956
    Abstract: The present invention provides compositions and methods for modulating smoothened-dependent pathway activation. The present invention provides analogs of cyclopamine that can be used to counteract the phenotypic effects of unwanted activation of a hedgehog pathway, such as resulting from hedgehog gain-of-function, Ptc loss-of-function or smoothened gain-of-function mutations. The compounds of the present invention are particularly useful in treating cancers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: Infinity Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Julian Adams, Alfredo C. Castro, Michael A. Foley, Somarajan Nair Janardanan Nair, Marta Nevalainen, James R. Porter, Martin R. Tremblay
  • Cyclopamine Analogues and Methods of Use Thereof
    Publication number: 20110166353
    Abstract: The present invention provides compositions and methods for modulating smoothened-dependent pathway activation. The present invention provides analogs of cyclopamine that can be used to counteract the phenotypic effects of unwanted activation of a hedgehog pathway, such as resulting from hedgehog gain-of-function, Ptc loss-of-function or smoothened gain-of-function mutations. The compounds of the present invention are particularly useful in treating cancers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2010
    Publication date: July 7, 2011
    Inventors: Julian Adams, Alfredo C. Castro, Michael A. Foley, Somarajan Nair Janardanan Nair, Marta Nevalainen, James R. Porter, Martin R. Tremblay
  • CYCLOPAMINE ANALOGUES AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF
    Publication number: 20080269272
    Abstract: The present invention provides compositions and methods for modulating smoothened-dependent pathway activation. The present invention provides analogs of cyclopamine that can be used to counteract the phenotypic effects of unwanted activation of a hedgehog pathway, such as resulting from hedgehog gain-of-function, Ptc loss-of-function or smoothened gain-of-function mutations. The compounds of the present invention are particularly useful in treating cancers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2008
    Publication date: October 30, 2008
    Inventors: Julian Adams, Alfredo C. Castro, Michael A. Foley, Somarajan Nair Janardanan Nair, Marta Nevalainen, James R. Porter, Martin R. Tremblay
  • Cyclopamine analogues and methods of use thereof
    Patent number: 7407967
    Abstract: The present invention provides compositions and methods for modulating smoothened-dependent pathway activation. The present invention provides analogs of cyclopamine that can be used to counteract the phenotypic effects of unwanted activation of a hedgehog pathway, such as resulting from hedgehog gain-of-function, Ptc loss-of-function or smoothened gain-of-function mutations. The compounds of the present invention are particularly useful in treating cancers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2008
    Assignee: Infinity Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Julian Adams, Alfredo C. Castro, Michael A. Foley, Somarajan Nair Janardanan Nair, Marta Nevalainen, James R. Porter, Martin R. Tremblay
  • Cyclopamine analogues and methods of use thereof
    Patent number: 7230004
    Abstract: The present invention provides compositions and methods for modulating smoothened-dependent pathway activation. The present invention provides analogs of cyclopamine that can be used to counteract the phenotypic effects of unwanted activation of a hedgehog pathway, such as resulting from hedgehog gain-of-function, Ptc loss-of-function or smoothened gain-of-function mutations. The compounds of the present invention are particularly useful in treating cancers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2007
    Assignee: Infinity Discovery, Inc.
    Inventors: Julian Adams, Alfredo C. Castro, Michael A. Foley, Somarajan Nair Janardanan Nair, Marta Nevalainen, James R. Porter, Martin R. Tremblay