Patents by Inventor Stanley Watson

Stanley Watson 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).

  • Method for decreasing depression-like behavior with connective tissue growth factor (CTGF) inhibitor
    Patent number: 10392435
    Abstract: The methods of the present invention are useful for determining whether an individual has or is at risk of developing an affective disorder by detecting the expression level of connective tissue growth factor (CTGF) in a biological sample. The methods of the present invention are also useful for identifying compounds that modulate (e.g., decrease) the expression level or activity of CTGF. The present invention further provides therapeutic methods that target CTGF for the treatment of an affective disorder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
    Inventors: Huda Akil, Stanley Watson, Cortney Turner
  • METHODS FOR DIAGNOSING AND TREATING AFFECTIVE DISORDERS
    Publication number: 20180208649
    Abstract: The methods of the present invention are useful for determining whether an individual has or is at risk of developing an affective disorder by detecting the expression level of connective tissue growth factor (CTGF) in a biological sample. The methods of the present invention are also useful for identifying compounds that modulate (e.g., decrease) the expression level or activity of CTGF. The present invention further provides therapeutic methods that target CTGF for the treatment of an affective disorder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2017
    Publication date: July 26, 2018
    Applicant: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
    Inventors: Huda AKIL, Stanley WATSON, Cortney TURNER
  • METHODS FOR TREATING PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS OR SYMPTOMS THEREOF USING NCAM PEPTIDE MIMETICS
    Publication number: 20150203545
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods for treating or alleviating one or more symptoms of depression and/or anxiety in a subject comprising administering an effective amount of an NCAM peptide mimetic to the subject. The symptoms of depression and/or anxiety are typically observed in or associated with a neurological condition. The present invention also provides methods for treating a neurological condition such as a psychiatric disorder in a subject comprising administering an effective amount of an NCAM peptide mimetic to the subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2014
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Inventors: Huda Akil, Stanley Watson, Cortney Turner
  • METHODS FOR TREATING DEPRESSION USING NCAM PEPTIDE MIMETICS
    Publication number: 20120277159
    Abstract: The present application relates to the treatment and diagnosis of mood disorders, including bipolar disorder, major depression disorder and schizophrenia. The invention provides novel diagnostic markers and assays, as well as research tools for the development and discovery of agents and compounds which are useful for treating patients who suffer from mental illness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2012
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Applicant: Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
    Inventors: Huda Akil, Stanley Watson, Cortney Turner, William Bunney, Edward Jones, Richard Myers, Alan Schatzberg
  • COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR DIAGNOSING AND TREATING MENTAL DISORDERS
    Publication number: 20110224144
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods for diagnosing mental disorders (e.g., psychotic disorders such as schizophrenia). The invention also provides methods of identifying modulators of such mental disorders as well as methods of using these modulators to treat patients suffering from such mental disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2010
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Applicant: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
    Inventors: Huda Akil, Mary Atz, William E. Bunney, JR., Prabhakara V. Choudary, Simon J. Evans, Edward G. Jones, Jun Li, Juan F. Lopez, Richard Myers, Robert C. Thompson, Hiroaki Tomita, Marquis P. Vawter, Stanley Watson
  • FGF9-RELATED METHODS FOR TREATING ANXIETY
    Publication number: 20110092433
    Abstract: The present application relates to the treatment of anxiety in a subject. The invention provides novel diagnostic markers and assays, as well as agents and compounds useful for treating patients who suffer from mental illnesses and anxiety disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2010
    Publication date: April 21, 2011
    Applicant: THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: HUDA AKIL, STANLEY WATSON, CORTNEY TURNER
  • Compositions and methods for diagnosis and treating mood disorders
    Publication number: 20090117565
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods for diagnosing mental disorders such as mood disorders, including bipolar disorder I and II and major depression; The invention also provides methods of identifying modulators of such mental disorders as well as methods of using these modulators to treat patients suffering from such mental disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2008
    Publication date: May 7, 2009
    Applicant: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
    Inventors: Huda Akil, William E. Bunney, JR., Prabhakara V. Choudary, Simon J. Evans, Edward G. Jones, Jun Li, Juan F. Lopez, Robert C. Thompson, Richard Myers, Hiroaki Tomita, Marquis P. Vawter, Stanley Watson
  • FGF2-RELATED METHODS FOR DIAGNOSING AND TREATING DEPRESSION
    Publication number: 20090019557
    Abstract: The present application relates to the treatment and diagnosis of mood disorders, including bipolar disorder, major depression disorder and schizophrenia. The invention provides novel diagnostic markers and assays, as well as research tools for the development and discovery of agents and compounds which are useful for treating patients who suffer from mental illness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2006
    Publication date: January 15, 2009
    Inventors: Huda Akil, Stanley Watson, Simon Evans, Cortney Turner, Rene Bernard, Ilan Kerman, Robert C. Thompson, Margit Burmeister, Laura J. Scott, Fan Meng, Michael Boehnke, William Bunney, Marquis Vawter, Edward Jones, Prabhakara Choudary, Richard Myers, Alan Schatzberg, Jun Li, Devin Absher, Hiroaki Tomita
  • Compositions and methods for diagnosing and treating mood disorders
    Patent number: 7410759
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods for diagnosing mental disorders such as mood disorders, including bipolar disorder I and II and major depression. The invention also provides methods of identifying modulators of such mental disorders as well as methods of using these modulators to treat patients suffering from such mental disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2008
    Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
    Inventors: Huda Akil, William E. Bunney, Jr., Prabhakara V. Choudary, Simon J. Evans, Edward G. Jones, Jun Li, Juan F. Lopez, Robert C. Thompson, Richard Myers, Hiroaki Tomita, Marquis P. Vawter, Stanley Watson
  • Compositions and methods for diagnosing and treating neuropsychiatric disorders
    Publication number: 20060257903
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods for diagnosing mental disorders (e.g., psychotic disorders such as schizophrenia and mood disorders such as major depression disorder and bipolar disorder). The invention also provides methods of identifying modulators of such mental disorders as well as methods of using these modulators to treat patients suffering from such mental disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2006
    Publication date: November 16, 2006
    Inventors: Huda Akil, Mary Atz, William Bunney, William Byerley, Kathleen Casey, Prabhakara Choudary, Simon Evans, Edward Jones, Jun Li, Juan Lopez, Richard Myers, Brandi Rollins, Robert Thompson, Hiroaki Tomita, Marquis Vawter, Stanley Watson
  • Genes and pathways differentially expressed in bipolar disorder and/or major depressive disorder
    Publication number: 20060051786
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods for diagnosing mental disorders. The invention also provides methods of identifying modulators of mental disorders as well as methods of using these modulators to treat patients suffering from mental disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2005
    Publication date: March 9, 2006
    Applicant: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University of Stanford
    Inventors: Huda Akil, William Bunney, Prabhakara Choudary, Simon Evans, Edward Jones, Jun Li, Juan Lopez, David Lyons, Margherita Molnar, Richard Myers, Alan Schatzberg, Richard Stein, Robert Thompson, Hiroaki Tomita, Marquis Vawter, Stanley Watson
  • Compositions and methods for diagnosing and treating mental disorders
    Publication number: 20050209181
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods for diagnosing mental disorders (e.g., psychotic disorders such as schizophrenia). The invention also provides methods of identifying modulators of such mental disorders as well as methods of using these modulators to treat patients suffering from such mental disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2004
    Publication date: September 22, 2005
    Inventors: Huda Akil, Mary Atz, William Bunney, Prabhakara Choudary, Simon Evans, Edward Jones, Jun Li, Juan Lopez, Richard Myers, Robert Thompson, Hiroaki Tomita, Marquis Vawter, Stanley Watson
  • Compositions and methods for diagnosing and treating mood disorders
    Publication number: 20040152111
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods for diagnosing mental disorders such as mood disorders, including bipolar disorder I and II and major depression. The invention also provides methods of identifying modulators of such mental disorders as well as methods of using these modulators to treat patients suffering from such mental disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2003
    Publication date: August 5, 2004
    Inventors: Huda Akil, William E. Bunney, Prabhakara V. Choudary, Simon J. Evans, Edward G. Jones, Jun Li, Juan F. Lopez, Robert C. Thompson, Richard Myers, Hiroaki Tomita, Marquis P. Vawter, Stanley Watson