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Dr. Bunker's practice focuses on assisting inventors to obtain patent protection for discoveries and inventions in the biotechnology arts. Her practice includes preparing and prosecuting patent applications as well as preparing opinions relating to patentability, freedom to operate, inventorship, and infringement.
Technical Expertise
Dr. Bunker has extensive technical experience in neuroscience, physiology, molecular biology, cell biology, and developmental biology.
Bar Admissions
Oregon, 2006
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (Reg. No. 47,461)
Prior Professional Experience
Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, OR
Graduate Research Assistant, 1995 - 2001
Department of Cell and Developmental Biology/Neuroscience Graduate Program; Rae Nishi, Ph.D., advisor, studied factors controlling neuronal cell death using molecular biology, immunohistochemistry, viral vector delivery systems, ribozymes, and stereology. Thesis title: Nicotinic antagonists and cell death: and uncoupling of peripheral synaptogenesis from neuronal rescue in the avian ciliary ganglion.
Veterans Administration Medical Center, Portland, OR
Research Assistant, 1993 - 1995
Aaron Janowsky, Ph.D. and Charles Meshul, Ph.D., advisors; studied drug effects on neurotransmitter receptor density and morphology using electron microscopy, neuropharmacology, and molecular biology.
Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, PA
Student Research Fellow, 1992 - 1993
Margaret Hollyday, PhD., advisor, characterized neuromuscular development using immunohistochemistry.
Presentations and Publications
Bunker, G. and Nishi, R. (2002). Developmental cell death in vivo: rescue of neurons independently of changes at target tissues. J. Comp. Neurol. 452:80-92.
Developmental Cell Death In Vivo: Rescue of Neurons Independently of Changes at Target Tissues., J Comp Neurol., 452(1):80-92 (2002).
Bunker, G.L., and Nishi, R. (1998). Mechanism of the alpha-bungarotoxin-mediated rescue of ciliary ganglion neurons from cell death. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, 709:10.
Meshul, C.K., Bunker, G.L., Mason, J.N., Allen, C. and Janowsky, A. (1996). Effects of subchronic clozapine and haloperidol on striatal glutamatergic synapses. Journal of Neurochemistry 67(5):1965-73.
Year Joined Firm
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