Dr. Rothwell focuses her practice on counseling clients in all aspects of protecting and enforcing intellectual property, with an emphasis in the area of biomedical science.  She is a graduate of Duquesne University School of Law. Dr. Rothwell has academic research experience in the fields of molecular and cellular biology, biochemistry, and genetics. 

Bar Admissions

• Pennsylvania
• U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
• United States Patent and Trademark Office

Education

• J.D., Duquesne University School of Law, 2006
• Ph.D., Tumor Biology/Biomedical Science (DOD Pre-Doctoral Grant), Georgetown University, 2001
• B.S., Chemistry and Medical Technology, magna cum laude, Georgetown College, 1996

Memberships

• Pennsylvania Bar Association
• Allegheny County Bar Association
• American Bar Association
• American Intellectual Property Law Association

Seminars & Speeches

• Invited speaker, The IKK complex regulates B-catenin signaling, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Wnt Meeting, 2001
• Presenter, The IKK complex regulates B-catenin signaling, 2001 Integration of Signaling Pathways in Development Keystone Conference
• Presenter, The IKK complex regulates B-catenin signaling, 2000 American Society of Cell Biology Conference
• Co-author, Utilization of the Stable HSV-1 LAT Intron for Delivery of Antisense RNA, 1999 American Society of Gene Therapy
• Co-author, Use of the Stable HSV-1 LAT Intron for Delivery of Antigene RNA, 1999 Herpes Simplex Virus Workshop
• Presenter, Several Synthetic Peptides Form Free Radicals in Solution That Are Toxic to Biomolecules, 1995 Southeast/Southwest Joint Regional American Chemical Society Conference

Publications

• Co-author, IKKalpha regulates mitogenic signaling through transcriptional induction of cyclin D1 via Tcf, Mol Biol Cell.14(2):585-99, 2003
• Co-author, Human APC2 localization, regulation, and allelic imbalance in ovarian cancer, Cancer Research 61(21):7978-84, 2001
• Co-author, Nitrate Uptake and Assimilation and Chlorate Tolerance of Wheat, Crop Science 36:313-318, 1996

Prior Experience