Patents by Inventor Trent Watkins

Trent Watkins 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).

  • DIFFERENTIAL LABELING OF CELLS
    Publication number: 20080109914
    Abstract: The invention relates to the generation of an animal model that exhibits neural cell-specific expression of a marker gene that correlates to remyelination or myelin repair. The compositions and methods embodied in the present invention are particularly useful for drug screening and/or treatment of demyelination disorders, particularly in identifying compounds that promote or inhibit remyelination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2007
    Publication date: May 8, 2008
    Inventors: Brian Popko, Roumen Balabanov, Trent Watkins
  • Blockade of gamma-secretase activity to promote myelination by oligodendrocytes
    Publication number: 20070225228
    Abstract: Methods are provided for enhancing myelination. Myelination is enhanced by administration of agents that are inhibitors of ?-secretase. Methods of screening for pharmaceutically active compounds that enhance myelination, and for genes involved in myelination are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2007
    Publication date: September 27, 2007
    Inventors: Trent Watkins, Ben Barres