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617-500-2534 (direct)
617-500-2499 (fax) Perez@ORTpatent.com

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Frank R. Occhiuti

J. Robin Rohlicek, Ph.D.

Y. Rocky Tsao, Ph.D.

Mandy Jubang

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Mei Bai, Ph.D.

Y. Jenny Chen, Ph.D.

Gretchen A. DeVries, Ph.D.

Larry Y. Zhang, Ph.D.

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Deborah Perez, Ph.D.
Technology Specialist

Deborah's practice focuses on patent prosecution in the areas of chemistry and life sciences.

Professional Experience
Prior to joining Occhiuti Rohlicek & Tsao, Deborah worked as a postdoctoral research fellow at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary (a Harvard affiliate).

Her research in the laboratory of Professor Andrea Vasella at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH Zurich) focused on the synthesis of aminoglycoside antibiotics that selectively target bacterial 16S ribosomal RNA.

Deborah worked at Dow France where she gained experience in polymer chemistry.

In addition, Deborah gained experience as an editor for American Journal Experts.

Education
Ph.D., Organic Chemistry, ETH Zurich (Switzerland), 2007
M.S., Molecular and Supramolecular Organic Chemistry cum laude, Louis Pasteur University (France), 2002
M.S., Chemical Engineering, European School of Chemistry, Polymers, and Materials, Strasbourg (France), 2002

Languages
Fluent in French, Spanish, and German

Selected Patents and Publications
Vasella A.; Boettger E. C.; Perez-Fernandez D. Aminoglycoside Antibiotics Targeting Bacterial 16S Ribosomal RNA. International Patent Application No. PCT/EP2008/000768.

Pathak R.; Perez-Fernandez D.; Nandurdikar R.; Kalapala S. K.; Boettger E. C.; Vasella A. Synthesis and Evaluation of Paromomycin Derivatives Modified at C(4'). Helv. Chim. Acta, 2008, 91, 1533-1552.

Kudyba I.; Perez-Fernandez D.; Boettger E. C.; Vasella A. Synthesis of Paromomycin Derivatives Modified at C(5'') to Selectively Target Bacterial rRNA. Carbohydr. Res. 2007, 342, 499-519.