David J. Earp J.D. Ph.D. has served as our Senior Vice President of Business Development and Chief Patent Counsel since May 2004. He is also a director of TA Therapeutics Ltd. and stART Licensing Inc. From October 1999 until May 2004 Dr. Earp served as our Vice President of Intellectual Property.. From 1992 until joining us in June 1999 Dr. Earp was with the intellectual property law firm of Klarquist Sparkman Campbell Leigh and Whinston LLP where his practice focused on biotechnology patent law. Dr. Earp holds a B.Sc. in microbiology from the University of Leeds England a Ph.D. from the biochemistry department of The University of Cambridge England and conducted postdoctoral research at the University of California at Berkeley/U.S.D.A. Plant Gene Expression Center. He received his J.D. from the Northwestern School of Law of Lewis and Clark College in Portland Oregon |