Patents by Inventor Zaid Abdo

Zaid Abdo 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).

  • CATEGORIZATION OF MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES
    Publication number: 20110053802
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides embodiments of a method for characterizing microbial populations. Exemplified by methods for characterizing microbiota in vaginal samples, the methods provided herein are widely applicable to the characterization of microbial communities. Also provided are probiotic regimens and methods for selecting appropriate probiotic regimens based on the normal vaginal microbiota of a subject. Reagents and kits for detecting normal vaginal microbiota and diagnosing pathogenic microorganisms in the vagina are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2010
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Inventors: LARRY J. FORNEY, JAMES FOSTER, CELESTE BROWN, PAUL JOYCE, ZAID ABDO, AUDRA JOHNSON, XIA ZHOU
  • Categorization of Microbial Communities
    Publication number: 20100226899
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides embodiments of a method for characterizing microbial populations. Exemplified by methods for characterizing microbiota in vaginal samples, the methods provided herein are widely applicable to the characterization of microbial communities. Also provided are probiotic regimens and methods for selecting appropriate probiotic regimens based on the normal vaginal microbiota of a subject. Reagents and kits for detecting normal vaginal microbiota and diagnosing pathogenic microorganisms in the vagina are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2009
    Publication date: September 9, 2010
    Applicants: Idaho Research Foundation, Procter & Gamble
    Inventors: Thomas Osborn, Catherine Davis, Bruce Johns, Larry J. Forney, James Foster, Celeste Brown, Paul Joyce, Zaid Abdo, Audra Johnson, Xia Zhou
  • Categorization of microbial communities
    Patent number: 7627437
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods for defining one or more microbial communities. In an example, the method can include providing a plurality of microbial profiles, wherein each microbial profile is established from a sample of microorganisms obtained from an individual subject. The method can also include identifying one or more consensus profiles from among the plurality of microbial profiles. These methods can be used to characterize normal and pathological microflora in vaginal samples.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2009
    Assignee: Idaho Research Foundation
    Inventors: Larry J. Forney, James Foster, Celeste Brown, Paul Joyce, Zaid Abdo, Audra Johnson, Xia Zhou
  • Categorization of microbial communities
    Publication number: 20060172330
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides embodiments of a method for characterizing microbial populations. Exemplified by methods for characterizing microbiota in vaginal samples, the methods provided herein are widely applicable to the characterization of microbial communities. Also provided are probiotic regimens and methods for selecting appropriate probiotic regimens based on the normal vaginal microbiota of a subject. Reagents and kits for detecting normal vaginal microbiota and diagnosing pathogenic microorganisms in the vagina are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2006
    Publication date: August 3, 2006
    Inventors: Thomas Osborn, Catherine Davis, Bruce Jones, Larry Forney, James Foster, Celeste Brown, Paul Joyce, Zaid Abdo, Audra Johnson, Xia Zhou