"How to Successfully Access & Leverage NIH Resources"

A 20-year veteran of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Claire Driscoll has served as the Director of the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)'s Technology Transfer Office since 2002. At the NIH, NHGRI (www.genome.gov) is the focal point for research into the genetics of human disease. In 2008 NHGRI's intramural research program received approximately $100 million dollars in research funding. Ms. Driscoll is responsible for the overall oversight of the Institute's intramural patent and licensing portfolio and she advises staff on technology transfer policy and related matters.

 Ms. Driscoll has given presentations, primarily on biomedical technology transfer and related intellectual property and licensing topics, at many conferences including Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO)-, Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM)- and Licensing Executives Society (LES)-sponsored events. Currently, Ms. Driscoll serves as a member of: the board of directors of PXE International (a lay patient research advocacy organization); the international advisory council for the Initiative for Open Innovation; and the AUTM annual meeting program and scholar interaction committees. Education: B.S. and M.S. degrees in Biology from the University of Notre Dame; M.S. degree in Biotechnology Studies from the University of Maryland University College.