Staff
Our Technology Managers come from diverse, scientific backgrounds which make them uniquely suited to converse and engage with specific domains within the University.
To discover the Technology Manager affiliated with your College, Department, Section, or Unit, please see click on the link below.
Meet Your Tech Manager!
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Suseelan Pookote
Sr Director
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Nelson Grihalde
Sr Technology Transfer Coordinator
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Svetlana Kurilova
Associate Technology Manager
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Melissa Maderia
Assistant Director, Scientific Collaboration Director of West Loop Innovations
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Kateri Castillo Nelis
Visiting Technology Transfer Coordinator
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Marty Vander Velde
Technology Manager
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Justyna Ciegotura
Business Development and Marketing
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Zachary Widel
Associate Technology Manager
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Clare S. Harper
Associate Technology Manager
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Anne Burkhart
Sr Patent Coordinator
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Michael Martin
Assistant Director, Intellectual Property Management
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Pamela Parker
Patent Coordinator
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Meddie Demming IV
Intellectual Property Legal Fellow
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Okjoo Choi
Assistant Director, Budget & Finance Operations
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Tamira Davis
Sr Financial Coordinator
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Kim Wright
Business Manager
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German Ceppi
Visiting Project Coordinator
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Nikita S. Gupta
Technology Commercialization Fellow
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Maryna Salkovski
Technology Commercialization Fellow
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Saravanan Sujit Kaarthik
Technology Commercialization Fellow