Dr. Gayatri Varma, acting executive director, has been with the Office of Technology Commercialization since 1997. Gayatri is responsible for the University of Maryland's life science technologies portfolio and manages all related licensing and patenting activities. Gayatri is a Registered Patent Agent. She holds a bachelor's degree in microbiology from Bombay University, Bombay, India; a master's degree in microbiology from M.S. University in Baroda, India; and a doctoral degree in molecular and cell biology from the University of Maryland. |