Representative Experience
Patent prosecution and corporate transactions, particularly in the fields of biotechnology, medical device and life sciences

Counseling universities and hospitals on planning and portfolio analysis for patent protection, including reviewing new invention disclosures, negotiating material transfer agreements and non-standard documents and agreements, as well as coordinating institution’s copyrights and trademarks

Prior Experience
Intellectual Property Analyst, University of California, Irvine

Patent and Licensing Intern, University of California, Irvine

Laboratory Technician, Hillcrest Medical Center, San Diego, California

Laboratory Technician, University of California San Diego School of Medicine

Memberships and Activities
California Bar Association; Intellectual Property Law Section

Registered to practice before the United States Patent & Trademark Office

Member, New York Academy of Sciences

Education
J.D., University of San Diego School of Law, 2002

Graduate Studies (Fellowship) in Biochemistry, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey

M.S. in Molecular Biology, Montclair State University, New Jersey, 2006

B.S. in Biology, University of California, San Diego, 1999