For general queries or if you are unsure who you need to speak with, please email
Leadership
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Karthik Gopalakrishnan, Ph.D.
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For questions about launching new UAB start-ups or investing in UAB start-ups, contact Karthik Gopalakrishnan. For questions regarding financial matters, including royalties or miscellaneous payments, contact Nilu Agarwal.
Licensing
For intellectual property protection and commercialization queries in life sciences, contact Karen Bernard or Diptiman Chanda. Questions about chemistry innovations should also be directed to Karen Bernard. For questions about intellectual property protection and commercialization regarding physical sciences, artificial intelligence, machine learning, medical devices or software, please contact Audrey Brown or Wink Crittenden. For questions about intellectual property protection and commercialization regarding antibodies or research tools, contact Stephanie Moore.
Operations
For general questions on patenting or iEdison invention reporting, contact Aisha Nabegu. For research tools licensing or questions on intellectual property disclosure or UAB startup launch, contact Amanda Dove. For executive scheduling, HR matters, and questions about our facilities, contact Shawnda Jones.
Marketing/Communications
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Nadia Cantu-Medellin, MS, MBA
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For questions about the Blazer Bridge Fund, the Innovate Fellows program, or our internal marketing processes, contact Nadia Cantu. For media requests, event planning or communications queries, contact Amy Jones.
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Karthik Gopalakrishnan, Ph.D.
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Patrick J. Murphy, Ph.D.
Goodrich Endowed Chair for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (206) 486-5163
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Rubin Pillay, Ph.D.
Chief Innovation Officer – Heersink School of Medicine (205) 934-8830
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Innovate Fellows are graduate students and postdoctoral fellows who help the Harbert Institute team manage the newest inventions on campus while also exploring careers within technology transfer. Fellows are tasked with performing market, prior art, prior art and patent analyses to assess the commercial merit of new inventions. Their research also identifies competition and potential industry partners. With the large volume of invention disclosures received by the office each year, the Innovate Fellows are a key component to our workflow and allow the office to make quick, informed decisions. To learn more about the Innovate Fellows program, email Innovate Fellows Program Director Nadia Cantu-Medellin at
ncantu@uab.edu .The next Innovate Fellows application cycle will open in late summer 2025.
Past Fellows
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Karthik Gopalakrishnan, Ph.D.
Director of Licensing and New Ventures (205) 975-9443
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Nadia Cantu-Medellin, MS, MBA
Business Development Manager & Innovate Fellows Program Director (205) 996-2538
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Patrick J. Murphy, Ph.D.
Goodrich Endowed Chair for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (206) 486-5163
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Rubin Pillay, Ph.D.
Chief Innovation Officer – Heersink School of Medicine (205) 934-8830
rpillay@uab.edu
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Innovate Fellows are graduate students and postdoctoral fellows who help the Harbert Institute team manage the newest inventions on campus while also exploring careers within technology transfer. Fellows are tasked with performing market, prior art, prior art and patent analyses to assess the commercial merit of new inventions. Their research also identifies competition and potential industry partners. With the large volume of invention disclosures received by the office each year, the Innovate Fellows are a key component to our workflow and allow the office to make quick, informed decisions. To learn more about the Innovate Fellows program, email Innovate Fellows Program Director Nadia Cantu-Medellin at
ncantu@uab.edu .The next Innovate Fellows application cycle will open in late summer 2025.
Past Fellows
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