The 2019-2020 Fellows at the 2019 AUTM Essentials Meeting
“The fellowship is an exceptional program which enabled me to ‘kick-start’ my technology-transfer career”
– Sven Hoffman, 2017-2018 fellow
Training the Next Generation
The AUTM Foundation has entered its fourth year of facilitating our Technology Transfer Career Training Program! The program offers early career professionals or those looking to transition into careers in technology transfer an opportunity that includes formal training, networking and practical experience in this field.
The program pairs selected applicants with an experienced technology transfer mentor who offers in-depth, first-hand knowledge of the complexities of the profession. Fellows follow a core syllabus of educational webinars covering such topics as the fundamentals of technology transfer, invention disclosures from cradle to licensing, basic patenting, marketing, and negotiation. Each fellow is provided a two-year AUTM membership providing access to AUTM’s Technology Transfer Practice Manual. With unlimited access to 80+ webinar library, participants are immersed and guided through the seven Fundamentals of Technology Transfer. Fellows attend AUTM’s Essentials Course, Annual Meeting and one Regional Meeting to continue
building their network and knowledge.
Program Highlights
The overarching goal of the program is to offer early career fellows unique resources and opportunities that will engage and encourage them to become the future leaders of the industry.
- Individualized training without leaving current position
- Webinar and live training hybrid method for deeper understanding
- Mentor assigned to help advise and guide based on personal goals
- Organizations able to tailor program to meet specific needs
- Peer and professional networks are established
- Certificate of Completion awarded
2019-2020 Applications are now closed!
Susan Riley Keyes
For the second year, the AUTM Foundation is able to offer positions in our Technology Transfer Career Training Program to individuals from small TTO offices throughout North America through the Susan Riley Keyes Memorial Fund. We humbly accepted the invitation to continue Susan’s legacy of support, service, and training and we are excited to share her legacy with a new group of fellows. You can learn more about Susan Riley Keyes here.
LifeArc
For the third year, UK-based medical research charity, LIfeArc has partnered with the AUTM Foundation to give students in the UK and EU an opportunity to take part in the Technology Transfer Career Training Program. Last year seven competitive U.K. and EU scholars were awarded the Fellowship and this year the partnership has been renewed. You can learn more about the partnership and LifeArc here.
General
Thanks to the generosity of Fox Rothschild and IRICoR, we are able to open up applications to others interested in the program. Applicants must have less than one year or no direct work experience in technology transfer, and demonstrate an interest in learning skills that will enable him/her to bring innovation from inventors, institutions and entrepreneurs to commercial use and public benefit.
Interested in Mentoring?
The AUTM Foundation is always looking for established technology transfer professionals that are interested in mentoring Fellows for the Technology Transfer Career Training Program. Mentors contribute greatly to the success of the program and the future of Technology Transfer as a whole. Becoming a mentor is not only valuable to the Fellows, but to the mentor as well. If you are interested in learning more about becoming a mentor, please email kelly@autmfoundation.com with subject line “T3 Mentor.”
2019-2020 Mentors
A big thank you to all of our mentors who passionately share their expertise and time to our talented fellows.
Shawn Hawkins
Richard Cox
Yatin Karpe
Mojdeh Bahar
Luna Mukherjee
Scott Elmer
Brian Shedd
David Day
Kimberly Griffin
Kristen Leute
Heather Walsh
Micheal Dilling
Casie Kelly
Nakia Malecio
Michael Muthig
2019 – 2020 Technology Transfer Career Training Fellows
LifeArc Fellows
Neha Dhimole Leibniz University Hannover
Dana Koludrovic Beatson Institute for Cancer Research
Marie Therese Landers The Institute of Cancer Research, London
Monika Magon University of St. Andrews
Marie Mifsud University of Malta
Jesse Peterson MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology
Rachel Spruce University of Birmingham
Susan Riley Keyes Fellows
Ayrianne Crawford University of Nebraska Medical Center
Jeremy Greeter East Carolina University
Katie Khuns LSU Health New Orleans
Sponsored Fellows
Victor Haroldsen University of California, Davis
Zachary Kemmerer Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
Kashmira Kulkarni University of Connecticut/ Azitra, Inc.
Adam Schworer Washington University in St. Louis
Tina Suntres University of Windsor
Janet Yeo The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research