Molly Chen Email & Phone Number

Annandale, Va, Us

Alexandria, Va

Practice Areas:- Chemistry/Biochemistry- Biotechnology- Medical Devices

Recipient of the Grace Wilson Sims Medal in Transnational Law, awarded to the Editorial Board member, other than the Editor in Chief, who has done the most outstanding work on the Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law during the academic year.- Designed, administered, and scored 1L and Transfer Write-On Competitions- Performed final edits with Editor in Chief on all published pieces- Reviewed final camera-ready pages with EIC before sending books to printer- Served on Student Writing Publication Committee and Student Writing Credit Committee in 2L and 3L years, exercising final discretion on publication of all student notes- Served on Executive Board and assisted EIC with administrative and operational tasks- Exercised pursuit of any disciplinary action together with EIC- Supervised 45-person Authorities Department- Coordinated between the Journal and the law school registrar and university libraries, and arranged for translation services as needed

Alexandria, Va

Art Unit 1630 (Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry)- Attended examiner Patent Training Academy- Drafted Restriction Requirements and Office Actions- Analyzed patterns in RCE filings as a function of examiner and applicant behavior- Reviewed BPAI opinions for determination of best practices- Participated in plant patent workshop- Attended seminars on plant utility patents, reissue applications, and the enablement requirement- Supervised extern group projects- Attended oral arguments at the BPAI, TTAB, and CAFC

Nashville, Tn

Legal Writing I & II- Ran course lectures on Bluebook citation technique- Guided students during in-class exercises- Met with students to provide guidance on legal writing assignments- Provided grammar, formatting/organization, and citation feedback on assignments- Judged mock oral arguments

Somerville, Nj

- Wrote and filed responses to Office Actions- Drafted a patent application- Met with inventors to develop patent filing strategy

Syracuse, Ny

- Conducted preliminary review of invention disclosures- Managed marketing for university technologiesWorkshops attended:August 2009 - Pre-Seed Workshop;Participated as technologist and Tech Transfer intern on a volunteer team. Teams worked to help entrepreneurs determine the commercial merit of their ideas and to enable those ideas to move forward. Team focus was a technology utilizing shape memory and self-healing polymers.January/February 2009 - Pre-Seed Workshop;Team focus was a business model surrounding carbon credit exchange valuation and accreditation.June 2008 - SBIR & STTR Phase I Proposal Preparation and Cost Proposal and Accounting Workshops;Workshops covered SBIR and STTR regulations, proposal preparation, and accounting.June 2008 - i-Edison Training Session;Workshop focused on Bayh-Dole regulations and the use of i-Edison for reporting to relevant federal agencies.

Developed injectable polymer particulate drug delivery system for treatment of spinal cord injury in collaboration with the Institute of Human Performance at SUNY Upstate Medical University.

Syracuse, Ny

Neuroscience- Taught exam reviews- Met with students to discuss course material and student progress- Developed exam and quiz answer keys and review materials- Administered and graded exams and quizzes

Applied rapid prototyping and soft lithography techniques toward development of tissue engineering scaffolds.

Jd

Activities and Societies: Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law, Executive Managing Editor; Intramural Moot Court Competition.

Ms, Bioengineering

Activities and Societies: Tau Beta Pi Participated in Technology Transfer program offered for credit through the SU College of Law..

Bs, Ba, Bioengineering, French

Activities and Societies: Pi Delta Phi, President; Chouette French Club; Rice Crew; Rice Dance Theatre Specialization: Biomechanics &.