Patents by Inventor Sook-Young Yoon

Sook-Young Yoon 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).

  • PHOSPHOLIPASE C ZETA MEDIATED OOCYTE ACTIVATION, COMPOSITIONS FOR USE THEREIN, AND ASSAYS FOR DETECTING AND IDENTIFYING AGENTS FOR TREATING MALE INFERTILITY
    Publication number: 20080175827
    Abstract: The invention relates to the use of phospholipase C zeta in inducing or promoting the activation of oocytes, preferably human oocytes, nuclear transfer embryos, parthenogenic embryos, cross species embryos and during in vitro fertilization. The invention further relates to methods of detecting levels of expression of phospholipase c zeta in sperm as a means of detecting male infertility. The invention also relates to the use of phospholipase C zeta to treat male infertility. Still further the invention relates to the recombinant cells that are engineered to express phospholipase C zeta, preferably under inducible conditions. Also, the invention relates to antibodies specific to phospholipase C zeta, preferably human phospholipase C zeta.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2007
    Publication date: July 24, 2008
    Applicants: Michigan State University, University of Massachussetts, Baystate Health, Inc.
    Inventors: Rafael A. Fissore, Pablo Visconti, Manabu Kurokawa, Sook-Young Yoon, Daniel R. Grow, Teru J. Jellerette, Jose Bernardo Cibelli, Pablo Juan Ross