Yocelyn Recinos, Ph.D.

Patent Agent

Overview

Yocelyn is a molecular biologist who leverages her experience to assist clients with patent drafting and prosecution in the life sciences and biotechnology sectors.

Yocelyn completed her graduate research at Columbia University as a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow, where she developed molecular tools to understand splicing regulation in disease-relevant genes. She received the Dean’s Award for Excellence in Research for her doctoral work.

She has authored and co-authored scientific articles in Cell Genomics, Nature, Nature Communications, Nature Neuroscience, PLoS Genetics, PLoS One, and PNAS, and is also a co-inventor on patents arising from her graduate research.

Education

Ph.D., Cellular, Molecular, and Biomedical Studies, Columbia University

B.S., Biological Sciences, University of California, Irvine

Bar Admissions

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Experience

Honors:

  • Dean’s Award for Excellence in Research, Columbia University, 2024
  • National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF-GRFP), 2019
  • Dean’s Award for Excellence in Research, University of California, 2017

Education

Ph.D., Cellular, Molecular, and Biomedical Studies, Columbia University

B.S., Biological Sciences, University of California, Irvine

Bar Admissions

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office