ANN R. POKALSKY, B.S.; Plant Science, Cook College, Rutgers University, 1981; M.S., The Graduate School, Rutgers University, 1984; J.D. New York Law School, 1993. Admitted to the Courts of the State of New York, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office; Molecular Biology Research Associate, Calgene, Inc., 1983-1988; Technology Advisor and Registered Patent Agent, Weil, Gotshal & Manges, 1988-1993; associated with Scully, Scott, Murphy & Presser, 1993-2000 and Nixon Peabody, LLP, 2000-2002. Memberships include New York Intellectual Property Law Association and American Intellectual Property Law Association (Member, Biotechnology Committee, 1994 to present). Experienced in all phases of patent prosecution and related matters including opinions and due diligence. Fields of technology include areas related to biotechnology such as recombinant DNA, immunology, nucleic acid and peptide chemistry, medical methodologies including gene therapies and enzyme-replacement therapies, vaccines, therapeutics, diagnostics and both molecular and cell biology; additional expertise in plant/agricultural biotechnology.