Patents by Inventor Tarek Hewezi

Tarek Hewezi 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).

  • miRNA396 and growth regulating factors for cyst nematode tolerance in plants
    Patent number: 9896698
    Abstract: The present invention presents methods to alter the genetic composition of crop plants susceptible to nematode infection to improve tolerance to the same. Methods and compositions for modulating key pathways involved in the syncytial event of nematode infection and for preventing the cascade of differential gene expression caused by the same as disclosed. Applicants have found that the microRNA miR396 acts as a master switch of syncytial gene expression changes in plants after infection, and further that miR396 and certain growth regulating transcription factors (GRF) are connected through feedback interaction in syncytium initiation and maintenance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas J. Baum, Tarek Hewezi
  • miRNA396 AND GROWTH REGULATING FACTORS FOR CYST NEMATODE TOLERANCE IN PLANTS
    Publication number: 20160040183
    Abstract: The present invention presents methods to alter the genetic composition of crop plants susceptible to nematode infection to improve tolerance to the same. Methods and compositions for modulating key pathways involved in the syncytial event of nematode infection and for preventing the cascade of differential gene expression caused by the same as disclosed. Applicants have found that the microRNA miR396 acts as a master switch of syncytial gene expression changes in plants after infection, and further that miR396 and certain growth regulating transcription factors (GRF) are connected through feedback interaction in syncytium initiation and maintenance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2015
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Inventors: Thomas J. Baum, Tarek Hewezi