Registered patent agent. Represents clients in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries in patent matters before the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

Drafted patent applications directed to small molecules, biologics, peptides, glycans, nucleotides, and methods of treatmentProsecuted patent applications to issuance in the US and in jurisdictions around the world Devised claim strategies to allow for flexible, world-wide prosecution of patent applications disclosing families of small molecules Conducted patentability, freedom to operate, and patent invalidity analyses and presented results to clientsServed as… Show more Drafted patent applications directed to small molecules, biologics, peptides, glycans, nucleotides, and methods of treatmentProsecuted patent applications to issuance in the US and in jurisdictions around the world Devised claim strategies to allow for flexible, world-wide prosecution of patent applications disclosing families of small molecules Conducted patentability, freedom to operate, and patent invalidity analyses and presented results to clientsServed as point-person in day-to-day communication with clients Show less

Managed day-to-day operation of shared research facility harboring critical building infrastructure (i.e. autoclaves, biosafety cabinets, centrifuges)Advocated for center priorities to department administrators and faculty, securing over $50,000 for the replacement and repair of shared equipmentWrote center’s first chemical hygiene plan and set safety guidelines for use of center instruments

Research activities: Designed, synthesized, and biologically evaluated antagonists of Pseudomonas aeruginosa virulence regulator LasR, achieving a ten-fold increase in lead compound potency. This work led to a US patent application; manuscript is in preparationDiscovered LasR antagonist scaffolds via a high throughput screen of a 25,000 compound chemical library; manuscript is in preparationSynthesized focused library of N-acylated homoserine lactones (AHLs) containing… Show more Research activities: Designed, synthesized, and biologically evaluated antagonists of Pseudomonas aeruginosa virulence regulator LasR, achieving a ten-fold increase in lead compound potency. This work led to a US patent application; manuscript is in preparationDiscovered LasR antagonist scaffolds via a high throughput screen of a 25,000 compound chemical library; manuscript is in preparationSynthesized focused library of N-acylated homoserine lactones (AHLs) containing 1-20 carbon acyl tails and screened in multiple reporter systems, for the first systematic comparison of acyl group length on QS receptor activation/inhibition; manuscript to be draftedIdentified molecular features that govern ligand specificity between two P. aeruginosa virulence regulators, informing the design of receptor-specific molecules. My contribution led to a second authorship on a peer-reviewed publicationLed safety initiateives as chemical hygiene officer such as reducing the amount of flammable solvent kept in the lab, documenting training, and introducing semi-annual lab cleanup days Show less