About Me
Physician-engineer-scientist and technology transfer specialist with expertise in evaluating, protecting, and licensing intellectual property in the fields of digital health, AI/ML, medical devices, and gene therapy. Proven bridge between clinicians, researchers, investors and industry.
Experience
Sr Technology Licensing Specialist
UR Ventures, University of Rochester
February 2024 – Present
- Identify, evaluate, protect and commercialize technologies developed at the University of Rochester.
- Digital health, artificial intelligence, machine learning, biomedical devices
Graduate Researcher
Carvunis Lab, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
August 2017 – December 2023
- Advisor: Anne-Ruxandra Carvunis
- Understanding how evolutionarily novel micro proteins influence the fitness of an organism
- Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Evolution, Genetics, Genomics, Systems Biology
Technology Fellow
Coulter Translational Research Partners II, University of Pittsburgh
January 2017 – June 2017
- Identify, develop, and commercialize projects by bioengineers and clinical faculty addressing unmet clinical needs
- Stakeholder Discovery, IP Analysis, Reimbursement Strategy, Business Plan Development
Education
Ph.D. in Integrative Systems Biology
2023
Focus: Evolutionary Systems Biology
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
M.S. in Bioengineering
2018
Focus: Medical Product Engineering
Center For Medical Innovation
University of Pittsburgh Swanson School of Engineering
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery
2014
Smt. NHL Municipal Medical College, Gujarat University
Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
Internship: Vadilal Sarabhai General Hospital
Skills
- Subject Expertise
- Genomics, Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Evolutionary Biology, Systems Biology, Digital Health, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Biomedical Devices
- Intellectual Property & Licensing
- Patent Landscape Analysis, Freedom-to-Operate, Invention Disclosure Evaluation, Patent Drafting & Prosecution Support, License Negotiation, Royalty Structuring, Inter-Institutional Agreements
- Business Development & Market Analysis
- Market Sizing, Competitive Intelligence, Startup Formation & Mentoring, Industry Outreach, Pitch Development, Due Diligence
- Regulatory & Funding
- FDA Regulatory Pathways (510(k), De Novo, PMA), SBIR/STTR Grant Strategy, Reimbursement Analysis (CPT/DRG)
- Technical Toolkit
- Python, R, SQL, Bash/Shell, Git, Jupyter, High-Performance Computing (HPC/Slurm), HTML/CSS/JS, Swift
- Licenses & Certifications
- Registered Patent Agent (USPTO Reg. No. 80,038), Licensed Physician (Medical Council of India)