Technology Transfer-UM Ventures Staff

The Office of Technology Transfer is a team of professionals with expertise in all aspects of technology transfer including basic science, intellectual property development and management, technology marketing, and license strategy and negotiation. Teams and Bios

Phil Robilotto, DO, MBA
Associate Vice President
Office of Technology Transfer
410-706-2378

Olga Aquino
Technology Transfer Specialist 
410-706-5534

Rebecca Whipple Bettes, MS, MBA
Senior Technology Licensing Officer
410-706-6631

Melissa Blackman, PhD
Senior Technology Licensing Officer
410-706-6277

Shari Corin, JD, PhD
Senior Patent Attorney
410-706-6278

Nancy Cowger, PhD
Executive Director, Technology Licensing
410-706-1187

Gail Knott
Senior Technology Transfer Specialist
410-706-2380

Yelena Kovalets
Technology Transfer Specialist
410-706-3097

Adam R. Kronk, MS, MBA
Principal, New Ventures
410-706-0644

Mark Lafferty, PhD
Director, New Ventures
410-706-5465

Dustin E. Lee, JD
Patent Attorney
410-706-4372

Alastair MacKay, PhD
Site Miner
410-706-4744

Robert McCarthy, JD, PhD
Senior Patent Attorney
410-706-5539

Kanchana Pennington
Business Analyst
410-706-1873

Linda Petrillo
Research & Alliances Officer
410-706-1156

Jeffrey Purnell, PhD
Senior Technology Licensing Officer
410-706-0645

Rana Quraishi, PhD
Managing Director, New Ventures
410-706-3096

Ryan Smith
Research Engineer, Medical Devices
410-706-3330

Lingling Sun
Research Lab Specialist
410-706-0809

Mark Wozniak, PhD
Director, Technology Licensing
410-706-7293

Darryl Carter, MD: Venture Advisor
Jahan Ali: Life Science Advisor
Ric Hughen:
Life Science Advisor
Robb Lawrence: Life Science Advisor
Chris Meenan:
Life Science Advisor
Mike Nestor, PhD:
Life Science Advisor
Stephen Roller:
Life Science Advisor
Rahul Singhvi, ScD:
Entrepreneur-in-Residence
Jeff Stoval: Life Science Advisor
Santosh Venkatesha:
Life Science Advisor
Brad Young:
Life Science Advisor