• Managed >75 scientific preclinical commercial development projects in the areas of diagnostic assays, small molecules, cell therapies, therapeutic antibodies, and surgical medical devices• Oversaw the filing of over 60 new patent applications• Advised faculty inventors on intellectual property and commercialization strategy• Adapted cell therapy IP program strategy ensuring alignment with arising data and dynamic clinical priorities• Executed 2 licenses and supported the creation of 2 faculty companies• Maintained compliance of IP provisions in agreements with commercial partners• Organized inventor pitches for Strategic Industry Ventures Investor Conference

• Assisted technology commercialization analysts with patent prosecution• Conducted marketing campaigns for new assets by searching for and contacting relevant companies regarding licensing opportunities• Evaluated the intellectual property and licensing landscapes for a new technology in a complex space (freedom to operate)• Assisted the Strategic Industry Ventures office with the Cancer Focus Fund, an oncology-focused investment fund which invests in compelling cancer therapies at or near the FDA Phase 1 or Phase 2 human clinical trial regimen

• Employed animal models to study lung diseases, specifically acute viral infection and bronchopulmonary dysplasia (lung disease of premature infants)• Developed and applied a single-cell RNA-seq interactome method to uncover novel cell-cell interactions in lung disease• Studied tissue repair after acute lung injury

• Conducted pre-clinical cancer research with small molecule inhibitors and with exosomes as drug delivery vehicles• Executed research projects in breast and pancreatic cancer metastatic disease• Designed and presented research posters at national conferences

• Performed market assessments for a venture capital-funded medical device startup to recommend a go-to-market strategy• Sourced and interviewed for market research five of final eleven pharmaceutical industry professionals from my network• Presented weekly updates to the engineer inventor culminating in a final written report at the end of the six-week project

• Researched and compiled a monthly newsletter of relevant Houston life science commercialization news & events and maintained the BioHouston website• Assisted the Marketing & Development Manager with coordinating various aspects of our events, such as the annual Texas Life Science Forum, Women in Science with Excellence (WISE) Luncheon, Chili Cook Off, the CEO Summit, and happy hours• Solicited and formatted speaker materials for the 2018 Texas Life Science Forum and the 2019 CEO Summit