ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,478,628, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to Saint Louis University (St. Louis) and University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis (St. Louis).
"Germ cell nuclear factor ligands and methods of use thereof" was invented by Ian Mitchelle Sayo De Vera (St. Louis), Udayanga Sumith Wanninayake (Valley Park, Mo.), Tom Burriss (St. Louis) and Kristine Griffett (St. Louis).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In some aspects, the present disclosure provides germ cell nuclear factor ligands of the formula:wherein the variables are defined herein, as well as pharmaceutical compositions and methods of use thereof. Also provided are cell cultures a...