With more than twelve years of experience in biomedical research and application, Dr. Hang prepares and prosecutes patent applications in the pharmaceutical sciences and biotechnology, and is active in client counseling, legal opinion preparation and patent litigation support. In particular, she has drafted and prosecuted cases in the field of macromolecules, such as silicone resins and related products, and in the field of chemical catalysts, such as iron or copper-based selective catalytic reduction catalysts. Dr. Hang also communicates fluently in Mandarin and is active in managing Chinese patent portfolios.

Dr. Hang was a research scientist at Pfizer/Warner Lambert prior to joining Brooks Kushman P.C. where she was responsible for projects in the fields of proteomics and genomics. She also has extensive experience in biological sciences and animal research, including years of studying the role of prolactin and rapamycin in endocrinological signaling pathways. Dr Hang is the author or coauthor of numerous publications based on academic and professional research and industry applications of biotechnology.

Dr. Hang received a Ph.D. in biochemistry and physiology from Wayne State University School of Medicine and a Juris Doctor from Wayne State University Law School. She is a patent attorney registered with the United States Patent and Trademark Office and is a member of the State Bar of Michigan and the Michigan Intellectual Patent Law Association.

Honors & Awards

“Women Worth Watching,” Profiles in Diversity Journal, 2012.

Publications

Co-author, “Overcoming Technical Variation and Biological Variation in Quantitative Proteomics,” Proteomics, October 3, 2003.     

Co-author, “Tissue-specific Expression and Gabapentin Binding Properties of Calcium Channel a2d Subunit Subtypes,” Journal of Membrane Biology, 2001.

Co-author, “Possible Involvement of PI3K in Prolactin-Stimulated Milk Product Formation and Iodide Transport in Mouse Mammary Explants, Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine Journal (PSEBM), 1998.

Co-author, “Prolactin Effects on Lipoprotein Lipase Activity and its mRNA Levels in Cultured Mouse Mammary Gland Explants, Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine Journal (PSEBM), 1997.

Co-author, “Effects of Rapamycin on Prolactin Stimulated S6 Kinase Activity and Milk Product Formation in Mouse Mammary Explants,” Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Molecular Cell Research, 1997.

Co-author, “Hormone Signaling in Mammary Cells,” Internet Symposia, 1996.