Patents by Inventor Vandana Turaga

Vandana Turaga 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).

  • Isolation, expansion and use of autologous pluripotent stem cells
    Patent number: 9422526
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods of isolating and culturing autologous pluripotent stem (aPS) cells. The present invention also provides isolated aPS cells, populations of aPS cells and cultures of aPS cells. Further provided are culture media for expanding aPS cells and methods of culturing aPS cells. The invention also provides for the use of aPS cells, e.g., for diagnostics, drug evaluation and screening, and regenerative medicine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    Inventors: Diana Perkins, Clark Jeffries, Vandana Turaga
  • Isolation, Expansion and Use of Autologous Pluripotent Stem Cells
    Publication number: 20140220682
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods of isolating and culturing autologous pluripotent stem (aPS) cells. The present invention also provides isolated aPS cells, populations of aPS cells and cultures of aPS cells. Further provided are culture media for expanding aPS cells and methods of culturing aPS cells. The invention also provides for the use of aPS cells, e.g., for diagnostics, drug evaluation and screening, and regenerative medicine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2012
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    Inventors: Diana Perkins, Clark Jeffries, Vandana Turaga