Patents by Inventor Temitope Keku

Temitope Keku 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).

  • METHODS AND KITS FOR DETECTING ADENOMAS, COLORECTAL CANCER, AND USES THEREOF
    Publication number: 20140171339
    Abstract: This invention is directed to a novel method to detect adenomas and colorectal cancer (CRC) using a bacterial signature. Included in the invention are methods of (a) determining an individual's risk developing adenomas or CRC; (b) determine whether or not a patient should have a colonoscopy; (c) differential diagnosis; (d) staging; (e) selecting therapies; (f) monitoring therapies; (g) patient surveillance; and (h) drug screening. Kits and reagents for detecting adenomas and CRC and/or drug screening are also part of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2012
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicant: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    Inventors: Temitope Keku, Anthony Fodor, Nina Sanapareddy