Patents by Inventor Ulrike Siebers

Ulrike Siebers 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).

  • Screening assay based on the forkhead transcription factor-dependent promoter
    Patent number: 7435868
    Abstract: The invention relates to the identification and use of the DAF-2/IR responsive sod-3 promoter. Transgenic C. elegans containing sod-3 reporter gene constructs are described which are useful for, among other things, the identification of genes or compounds capable of modulating the DAF-2/IR-akt pathway. Conditions are disclosed that increase or decrease the reporter activity, demonstrating the presence of either activators or inhibitors of the DAF-2/IR pathway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2008
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Edmund Hoppe, Ulrike Siebers, Heike Schauerte, Jonathan Rothblatt
  • Screening assay based on the forkhead transcription factor-dependent SOD-3 promoter
    Publication number: 20040259117
    Abstract: The invention relates to the identification and use of the DAF-2/IR responsive sod-3 promoter. Transgenic C. elegans containing sod-3 reporter gene constructs are described which are useful for, among other things, the identification of genes or compounds capable of modulating the DAF-2/IR-akt pathway. Conditions are disclosed that increase or decrease the reporter activity, demonstrating the presence of either activators or inhibitors of the DAF-2/IR pathway.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2004
    Publication date: December 23, 2004
    Applicant: Aventis Pharma Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Edmund Hoppe, Ulrike Siebers, Heike Schauerte, Jonathan Rothblatt