IP Qualifications
| Qualification |
|---|
| Registered Singapore Patent Attorney |
Academic Qualifications
| Qualification | Institution | Year of Completion |
|---|---|---|
| Graduate Certificate in Intellectual Property Law | National University of Singapore | 2013 |
| Graduate Certificate in Research Commercialisation | Monash University | 2009 |
| Doctor of Philosophy | Monash University | 2009 |
| Bachelor of Molecular Biology (Hons I) | University of Western Australia | 2004 |
Industry Experience
| Position | Organisation/Institution | Date of Tenure |
|---|---|---|
| Postdoctoral Research Fellow | Agency for Science, Technology and Research | 2011 |
| Postdoctoral Research Fellow | CSIRO | 2009 - 2010 |
Fellowships/Memberships/Affiliations
| Organisation | Level |
|---|---|
| Association for Singapore Patent Attorneys | Member |
Selected Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) Specifications
| PCT Publication Number | Title of Application |
|---|---|
| WO 2017/180065 | Rapid method of generating live attenuated vaccines |
| WO 2017/058115 | Pd-1 antibodies and uses thereof |
| WO 2016/186577 | A contractile cellular construct for cell culture |
| WO 2017/142485 | Cancer epigenetic profiling |
| WO 2017/200493 | Anti-axl tyrosine kinase receptor antibodies and uses thereof |
| WO 2015/142293 | Fusion genes in cancer |
| WO 2016/163958 | Generation of functional cells from stem cells |
| WO 2016/032404 | A test strip for paper-based assay |
Selected Publications – industry/IP Specific
| Publications |
|---|
| Lin, SA, Barker N (2011) Gastrointestinal stem cells in self-renewal and cancer, J Gastroenterology, 46, 1039-55. |
| Lin SA, Kolle G, Grimmond SN, Zhou Q, Doust E, Little MH, Aronow B, Ricardo SD, Pera MF, Bertram JF, Laslett AL (2010) Subfractionation of differentiating hES cell populations allows the isolation of a mesodermal population enriched for intermediate mesoderm and putative renal progenitors, Ste, Cells Dev, 19, 1637-48. |
| Laslett AL, Grimmond S, Gardiner B, Stamp L, Lin A, Hawes SM, Wormald S, Nikolic-Paterson D, Haylock D & Pera MF (2007) Transcriptional analysis of early lineage commitment in human embryonic stem cells, BMC Dev Biol, 7, 12-29. |
| Laslett AL, Lin A, & Pera MF (2007) Characterization and differentiation of human embryonic stem cells, in Masters JR, Palsson BO & Thomson JA (eds), Embryonic Stem Cells, Springer, The Netherlands, pp. 27-40. |
Experience and Technical Background
Experienced in the following areas of patent practice:
- Patent Drafting
- Patent Prosecution in South East Asia
- Freedom to Operate Searches and Opinions
- Prior Art Searches
- Patentability Advice
- Strategic Advice
Primary patent practice areas by technology:
- Biotechnology
- Stem Cells
- Immunology
- Diagnostics
- Molecular Biology
Research/industry background:
A. General technical areas:
- Molecular Biology
- Stem cells
- Immunology
B. Honours research:
- Transcription regulation of lymphotoxin-β during oval-cell mediated liver regeneration
C. PhD research:
- Derivation and characterization of renal precursor cells from human embryonic stem cells
- Identification and validation of markers of mesoderm populations
- Development and optimization of rare cell flow cytometry assays
- Confocal microscopy and imaging of ex vivo kidney cultures
D. Postdoctoral research:
- Development of commercially viable pluripotent report cell lines for analyses and beta-testing
- Design and generation of reporter constructs for downstream targeting assays
- Development and optimization of gastric stem cell isolation assays