Leadership
Dr. Gayatri Varma was appointed Executive Director of the Office of Technology Commercialization in March 2009 after a two year tenure as Acting Executive Director. Dr. Varma joined the OTC team in 1997 as a graduate student to assist with the evaluation and marketing of the life science technologies. She has advanced through the ranks as technology associate, senior technology manager, and associate director to her current appointment.
Dr. Varma 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. She is a registered Patent Agent with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
Working with the College of Life Sciences, Dr. Varma has been instrumental in instituting bi-monthly office hours for faculty, staff, and students to discuss their research, the technology transfer, commercialization, and patenting processes, and alternative careers. Since seeing the success of this program, Dr. Varma has started holding MTECH office hours as well.
As a member of the Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM), Dr. Varma participated as a panelist for a workshop on start-up companies at this year's AUTM conference in Orlando. She is a member of their Annual Meeting Program Committee and in May will attend a committee meeting in Chicago to plan next year's AUTM conference. Dr. Varma is also a member of the Licensing Executives Society (LES).
Dr. Varma is responsible for managing a budget of more than $1 million.
This page is maintained by the Office of Technology Commercialization
Copyright 2009.University of Maryland. All rights reserved.
Dr. Gayatri Varma was appointed Executive Director of the Office of Technology Commercialization in March 2009 after a two year tenure as Acting Executive Director. Dr. Varma joined the OTC team in 1997 as a graduate student to assist with the evaluation and marketing of the life science technologies. She has advanced through the ranks as technology associate, senior technology manager, and associate director to her current appointment.
Dr. Varma 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. She is a registered Patent Agent with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
Working with the College of Life Sciences, Dr. Varma has been instrumental in instituting bi-monthly office hours for faculty, staff, and students to discuss their research, the technology transfer, commercialization, and patenting processes, and alternative careers. Since seeing the success of this program, Dr. Varma has started holding MTECH office hours as well.
As a member of the Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM), Dr. Varma participated as a panelist for a workshop on start-up companies at this year's AUTM conference in Orlando. She is a member of their Annual Meeting Program Committee and in May will attend a committee meeting in Chicago to plan next year's AUTM conference. Dr. Varma is also a member of the Licensing Executives Society (LES).
Dr. Varma is responsible for managing a budget of more than $1 million.
This page is maintained by the Office of Technology Commercialization
Copyright 2009.University of Maryland. All rights reserved.