US Patent Issued to Emory University, The United States Government as Represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs on Aug. 5 for "JAB1 inhibitory compositions for ossification and methods related thereto" (Georgia Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,377,194, issued on Aug. 5, was assigned to Emory University (Atlanta) and The United States Government as Represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs (Washington).

"JAB1 inhibitory compositions for ossification and methods related thereto" was invented by Scott D. Boden (Atlanta) and Sreedhara Sangadala (Dallas, Ga.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "This disclosure relates to compounds and compositions for forming bone and methods related thereto. In certain embodiments, the disclosure relates to methods of forming bone comprising implanting a bone graft composition comprising a growth factor such as BMP in a subject at a site of desir...