Chitra A. Ram Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Il, Us

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Indiana, United States

Law School Clinic Certification program allowing students to practice patent and trademark law before the USPTO under the strict guidance of Law School Faculty Clinic Supervisors, officially established at McKinney School of Law in December of 2020. ▪ Received Limited Recognition authorization to practice patent and trademark law before the USPTO.▪ Created and organized systems relating to establishment of the law school clinic practice including client intake, expectation, engagement, interaction, work product, and transition management. ▪ Prepared, drafted and filed provisional patent applications and trademark applications for clients.▪ Responded to Office Actions and communicated with examining attorneys as to filed applications.

Chicago, Illinois, United States

New York, New York, United States

Summer internship program yielding insight into stem cell research at an entrepreneurial non-profit research institute, familiarization with the organization’s intellectual property portfolio, and legal implications and policies pertaining to stem cell research.▪ Facilitated communication between the organization and its research scientists by drafting a legal memorandum summarizing regulations, their changes, and their impact on the organization’s intellectual property requirements and procedures for government funded technologies.▪ Conducted due diligence such as technology prior art searches & preliminary Freedom to Operate searches for multiple pending provisional patent applications to discover the scope of potential intellectual property protections available and existing patent landscape for similar research product.▪ Reviewed and reported on NYSCF Robertson Investigator program disclosed intellectual property.

Agricultural And Biological Engineering Department

Assistance in teaching of ABE 49000: Professional Practice in Agricultural and Biological Engineering.

Palo Alto, California

Summer internship learning scientific procedures and protocols as part of a gene editing project.▪ Acquired certifications in HIPAA Patient Protective Services, Biosafety, Chemical Hazard Safety, General Safety and Emergency Preparation.▪ Prepared plasmid mini-preps, bacterial transformations, yeast transformations, general PCRs (Polymerase Chain Reaction), Gibson Assemblies, colony swabs, colony check PCRs, replica plates, and inoculations for creation of bacterial and yeast cell cultures, etc.▪ Trained other interns in these procedures and managed the project solo for a short duration.

Edinburgh, In

Summer internship imparting multi-disciplinary understanding of a manufacturing entrepreneurship.▪ Performed quality control analysis of vessel production line data compliant with ASME code.▪ Studied and implemented material safety data as per OSHA regulations.▪ Executed internal sales, shipping, receiving, invoicing, work orders using Microsoft Access.▪ Managed financial tasks like bank reconciliation, wage/salary allocation & dispensation, commission allotment, tax paperwork, etc.

Doctor Of Jurisprudence (J.D.), Graduate Certificate In Intellectual Property Law

Activities and Societies: ▪ President, Asian Law Student Association (ALSA) [2021-22] ▪ President, Intellectual Property Student.

Baccalaureate Of Science (B.Sc.) In Biological Engineering (Cellular & Biomolecular Engineering), Certificate In Entreprenurship & Innovation

Activities and Societies: ▪ Executive Board Member, Purdue SOGA (Student Organization Grant Allocation) Board, Purdue Student Government.

Summer Study Abroad Program, Experience German Engineering, A

Activities and Societies: Lectures and visits to manufacturing sites of Volkswagen and Mercedes- Benz as well as to Institute.

Fine And Studio Arts

Class #447: Still Life & Figure Painting with Andrew Conklin November 12, 2023 - December 10, 2023 Class #144: Comparative Anatomy.