US Patent Issued to The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill on June 9 for "Generation of neurons by reprogramming of oligodendrocytes and oligodendrocyte precursor cells" (North Carolina Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,648,977, issued on June 9, was assigned to The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill, N.C.).

"Generation of neurons by reprogramming of oligodendrocytes and oligodendrocyte precursor cells" was invented by Thomas McCown (Carrboro, N.C.) and Marc Weinberg (Carrboro, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to products and methods for transdifferentiating oligodendrocytes and/or oligodendrocyte precursor cells to neurons. The invention further relates to methods of treating central nervous system disorders and conditions."

The patent was filed on June 12, 2024, under Application No. 18/740,874.

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