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Baylor Licensing Group

Houston, Texas

Baylor Licensing Group
Baylor Licensing Group
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Who We Are

Our licensing professionals evaluate technologies that are disclosed to Baylor Licensing Group and then develop a licensing strategy for the particular technology. Each project manager is responsible for a portfolio of technologies. The project managers are responsible for different departments. Please call 713-798-6821 to reach one of them. Faculty with general questions may always speak with any of the project managers if the one responsible for their department is temporarily unavailable.

For contact information and directions to our office, please visit our Contact Page.

 



Lynne D. Schaefer
Director

Lynne has over 20 years experience in all aspects of technology transfer. She was previously with BCM Technologies, Inc., formerly Baylor College of Medicine's technology transfer company, from its inception in 1983 through 2000. Prior to BCMT, Lynne was a sales representative for a small, specialty chemical company in Houston. She is active in the Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM), and a member of the Licensing Executive Society (LES). She holds a B.S. degree in Marine Biology from Roger Williams University in Rhode Island and an M.B.A. from the University of Houston.

BLG Responsibilities: Her primary focus is on management, planning, and policy issues.

E-mail: schaefer@bcm.edu

Stewart N. Davis
Assistant Director

Stewart joined BLG in March 1993. He is past president of Texas Technology Transfer Association and is active in AUTM and LES. Prior to this position, Stewart worked as a research technician in the Department of Molecular and Human Genetics at BCM. He received a B.S. in Zoology from Louisiana Tech University and an M.B.A. in Accounting from the University of Houston

BLG Areas of Responsibilities:
Breast Center
Cancer Center
Family and Community Medicine
Human Genome Sequencing Center
Molecular Physiology
Neuroscience
Urology

E-mail: sdavis@bcm.edu

Larry Hope
Technology Licensing Manager

Larry joined BLG in 1999. Previously he held market research and business development positions at several Houston-area biotechnology companies. Most recently he was with the marketing department of LifeCell Corporation. He is active in AUTM and LES. Larry holds a B.S. in Microbiology from Texas A&M University and an M.B.A. in Finance & Entrepreneurship from Rice University.

BLG Areas of Responsibilities:
Biochemistry
Center for Ethics
Dermatology
Huffington Center for Aging
Orthopedics (including Orthopedic Surgery)
Otorhinolaryngology
Pediatrics
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Psychiatry
School-Based Programs

Larry is also responsible for improvements to the BLG ‘DISCLOSE’ Database, which is used to track disclosures, patenting, license and payment activities, and for a variety of internal and external reports.

E-mail: lhope@bcm.edu

Terese Rakow, Ph.D.
Senior Licensing Associate

Terese joined BLG in 1999. She has five years of postdoctoral training at UCSD and The Scripps Research Institute in the genetics and neurobiology of the nematode C. elegans, as well as research experience in cancer biology. In addition, Terese has a thorough working knowledge of the epidemiology and diagnostics of infectious viral diseases and experience in evaluating novel medical devices. She is active in AUTM and LES. Terese received a Ph.D. in Zoology and Genetics from Iowa State University.

BLG Areas of Responsibilities:
Molecular and Human Genetics
Ophthalmology
Endocrinology Section of Medicine.

Terese is also the newsletter coordinator for BLG.

E-mail: trakow@bcm.edu

Michael Dilling, Ph.D.
Senior Licensing Associate

Michael joined BLG in 2000. Previously he worked at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital as an associate investigator, where he studied signal transduction pathways in rhabdomyosarcoma, a pediatric skeletal muscle tumor. He also has extensive experience working with retroviral vectors. Michael is active in AUTM and LES and serves on the AUTM Central Region Planning Committee. Michael received an M.B.A. in Finance from the University of Memphis, and a Ph.D. in Genetics from Texas A&M University.

BLG Areas of Responsibilities:
Center for Cell and Gene Therapy
Center for Comparative Medicine
Anesthesiology
Immunology
Medicine
Molecular Virology and Microbiology
Neurology
Pharmacology
Radiology

E-mail: mdilling@bcm.edu

Lisa Beveridge
Senior Licensing Manager

Lisa joined BLG in 2001. She brings with her 25 years of experience in the medical field including clinical, sales, technical support, marketing, market research and business development in various medical companies. Lisa has authored two medical market research reports for Frost & Sullivan Market Intelligence and negotiated many licensing agreements for Aventis Pharma. She is active in AUTM and LES. Lisa has a B.S. in Medical Technology from the University of Delaware and has done post-graduate work at Temple University and the Medical College of Pennsylvania in hematology.

BLG Areas of Responsibilities:
Molecular and Cellular Biology
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Pathology
Surgery (including Vascular, Plastic, Neurosurgery and General Surgery)

Lisa also manages the BLG Internship Program and the BLG Standard Operating Procedures.

E-mail: beveridg@bcm.edu

Nellie Villarreal
Administrative Coordinator

Nellie has been with Baylor College of Medicine since 1998, working in a variety of administrative positions in Ophthalmology and the Office of Faculty Affairs. Joining BLG in January 2003, Nellie has extensive experience in database management, SAP accounting systems and customer service.

BLG Responsibilities: database management for disclosures, license agreements, license income; collection and disbursement of license income; licensee compliance; general administrative office duties.

E-mail: nelidav@bcm.edu

Nakkiah Stubblefield
Project Coordinator

Nakkiah handles all intellectual property matters for the group. She has been with Baylor College of Medicine since December 2003. Nakkiah previously worked as an executive assistant for the president of a dental office and has an A.A.S. degree in Computer Aided Drafting.

BLG Responsibilities: Administrative matters relative to intellectual property and government compliance.

E-mail: nakkiahs@bcm.edu