Patents by Inventor Suzie Chen

Suzie Chen 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).

  • Animal model, cells, and treatment for malignant melanoma
    Patent number: 7385103
    Abstract: The present invention provides transgenic non-human animal models and cell lines which express a metabotropic glutamate receptor 1 in a melanocyte-specific manner and, as a result, exhibit a predisposition to the development of melanoma. The invention further teaches methods of using the transgenic animals and cell lines to identify therapeutic agents. Diagnostic methods for detecting a melanoma are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2008
    Assignee: Rutgers, the State University
    Inventor: Suzie Chen
  • METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR TREATING MELANOMA
    Publication number: 20080124333
    Abstract: A method for inhibiting melanoma cell growth in a patient by administering to the patient a therapeutically effective amount of a glutamate release inhibitor, a GRM 1 antagonist, or a combination thereof
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2007
    Publication date: May 29, 2008
    Applicants: UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY, RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY
    Inventors: James S. Goydos, Suzie Chen
  • Animal model, cells, and treatment for malignant melanoma
    Publication number: 20050235366
    Abstract: The present invention provides transgenic non-human animal models and cell lines which express a metabotropic glutamate receptor 1 in a melanocyte-specific manner and, as a result, exhibit a predisposition to the development of melanoma. The invention further teaches methods of using the transgenic animals and cell lines to identify therapeutic agents. Diagnostic methods for detecting a melanoma are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2005
    Publication date: October 20, 2005
    Inventor: Suzie Chen