Patents by Inventor VALENTINE DURU

VALENTINE DURU 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 REAGENTS FOR DETECTING PIPERAQUINE-RESISTANT PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM MALARIA
    Publication number: 20250092471
    Abstract: A method for genotyping a plasmodium comprising: (a) providing a sample containing a Plasmodium; and (b) detecting the presence of an increased copy number of the genomic plasmepsin2-3 cluster. A method for the detection of a plasmodium infection in a patient comprising: (a) providing a blood sample from a patient and (b) detecting the presence or absence of an increased copy number of the genomic plasmepsin2-3 cluster in the blood sample. Kits for genotyping a plasmodium and/or detection of a plasmodium infection. Methods of treating a plasmodium infection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2024
    Publication date: March 20, 2025
    Applicants: INSTITUT PASTEUR, INSTITUT PASTEUR DU CAMBODGE, CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE
    Inventors: DIDIER MENARD, FREDERIC ARIEY, BENOIT WITKOWSKI, VALENTINE DURU, NIMOL KHIM, JOHANN BEGHAIN, BENJAMIN SAINT PIERRE, ERIC LEGRAND
  • Methods and reagents for detecting piperaquine-resistant plasmodium falciparum malaria
    Patent number: 12168805
    Abstract: A method for genotyping a Plasmodium comprising: (a) providing a sample containing a Plasmodium; and (b) detecting the presence of an increased copy number of the genomic plasmepsin2-3 cluster. A method for the detection of a Plasmodium infection in a patient comprising: (a) providing a blood sample from a patient and (b) detecting the presence or absence of an increased copy number of the genomic plasmepsin2-3 cluster in the blood sample. Kits for genotyping a Plasmodium and/or detection of a Plasmodium infection. Methods of treating a Plasmodium infection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2024
    Assignees: INSTITUT PASTEUR, INSTITUT PASTEUR DU CAMBODGE, CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE
    Inventors: Didier Menard, Frédéric Ariey, Benoit Witkowski, Valentine Duru, Nimol Khim, Johann Beghain, Benjamin Saint Pierre, Eric Legrand
  • METHODS AND REAGENTS FOR DETECTING PIPERAQUINE-RESISTANT PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM MALARIA
    Publication number: 20190218623
    Abstract: A method for genotyping a Plasmodium comprising: (a) providing a sample containing a Plasmodium; and (b) detecting the presence of an increased copy number of the genomic plasmepsin2-3 cluster. A method for the detection of a Plasmodium infection in a patient comprising: (a) providing a blood sample from a patient and (b) detecting the presence or absence of an increased copy number of the genomic plasmepsin2-3 cluster in the blood sample. Kits for genotyping a Plasmodium and/or detection of a Plasmodium infection. Methods of treating a Plasmodium infection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2017
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Inventors: DIDIER MENARD, FRÉDÉRIC ARIEY, BENOIT WITKOWSKI, VALENTINE DURU, NIMOL KHIM, JOHANN BEGHAIN, BENJAMIN SAINT PIERRE, ERIC LEGRAND