Patents by Inventor Zhi Tsun

Zhi Tsun 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 for identifying compounds as modulators of SLC38A9 interactions
    Patent number: 10126303
    Abstract: The invention relates to methods of identifying compounds that modulate mTORC1 activity in a cell by modulating the activity of SLC38A9 (NCBI Gene ID: 153129), as well as to the use of such identified compounds in the modulation of mTORC1 and the treatment of diseases and conditions characterized by aberrant mTORC1 activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research
    Inventors: David M. Sabatini, Shuyu Wang, Zhi Tsun
  • COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR MODULATING mTORC1
    Publication number: 20170082633
    Abstract: The invention relates to methods of identifying compounds that modulate mTORC1 activity in a cell by modulating the activity of SLC38A9 (NCBI Gene ID: 153129), as well as to the use of such identified compounds in the modulation of mTORC 1 and the treatment of diseases and conditions characterized by aberrant mTORC1 activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2015
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Inventors: David M. Sabatini, Shuyu Wang, Zhi Tsun