She came to University of Rochester with extensive industrial experiences. Previously she worked as an in-house patent attorney at Agilent Technologies, Inc., Gilead Sciences and Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. advising the corporate clients on a variety of IP matters including global patent portfolio development and management, IP due diligence, licensing, IP and business strategic counseling, Hatch-Waxman related IP matter, ANDA litigation and FDA issues. Prior to working as in-house patent attorney, Cynthia was a patent attorney at law firms working on IP issues for biotechnology, pharmaceutical and generic businesses. As a patent attorney here at University of Rochester, Cynthia is committed to help promote the commercial development of the university inventions and technologies.