Contact Information
617-500-2538 (direct)
617-500-2499 (fax) wu@ORTpatent.com

Industries
  • Biotechnology
  • Genetics
  • Molecular Biology
  • Pharmaceutical


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Partners
Frank R. Occhiuti
J. Robin Rohlicek, Ph.D.
Y. Rocky Tsao, Ph.D.

Of Counsel, Associates, Technology Specialists, & Scientific Advisors
Faustino A. Lichauco
Elliott J. Mason, Ph.D.
Kelly McGlashen
Zach Rimkunas
Russell Widom, Ph.D.
Jeannie Wu, Ph.D.
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Jeannie Wu Ph.D.
Associate
Jeannie's practice emphasizes U.S. and foreign patent prosecution, opinion work, and client counseling in the areas of biotechnology and other biological and medical sciences. She has worked on projects related to gene and cell-based therapies, small inhibitory RNAs, DNA vaccines, peptide display technologies, diagnosis and treatment for various disorders (including autoimmune disorders, diabetes, asthma, achondroplasia, cancer, and cardiovascular diseases), immunodiagnostics and therapeutics, drug discovery, and prosthetic and other medical devices.

Professional Experience
Prior to joining Occhiuti Rohlicek & Tsao, Jeannie was a clerk/associate with Fish & Richardson P.C. (2006-2010), an intern at a pharmaceutical company working on patent matters relating to biotechnology, and an intern at the United States Attorney’s Office in Boston.

Education
J.D., Northeastern University School of Law
Ph.D., Molecular Biology, Princeton University
B.S., Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Bar Admissions
Registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office
Admitted to the bar in Massachusetts

Languages
Jeannie is fluent in Mandarin Chinese

Selected Publications and Presentations
Wu J, Tolstykh T, Lee J, Boyd K, Stock JB, Broach JR. Carboxyl methylation of the phosphoprotein phosphatase 2A catalytic subunit promotes its functional association with regulatory subunits in vivo. EMBO J. 2000 Nov 1;19(21):5672-81.

Wu J, Pestano G, Jim K, Zuo J, Ramakrishna P, Broach JR. Simulation of a Computational Model of the Tor Signal Transduction Pathway in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. FASEB Experimental Biology 2001, March 31-April 4, New Orlando, FL.