Patents by Inventor Tracy Zinberg

Tracy Zinberg 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).

  • INDUCTION, PROPAGATION AND ISOLATION OF LIVER PROGENITOR CELLS
    Publication number: 20120329152
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods of induction and isolation of progenitor cells from stem cell cultures, specifically liver progenitor cells from human embryonic stem cell cultures. In one embodiment, the present invention provides a method of inducing hepatocyte-like progenitor cells by placing a quantity of human embryonic stem cells in a medium supplemented with an inhibitor of the MAPK/MEK/ERK signaling pathway, FGFR, GSK3 and/or BMP.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2012
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
    Inventors: Martin F. Pera, Tracy Zinberg, Kouichi Hasegawa