Sakshi Uppal
Sakshi Uppal, Ph.D., brings nearly 15 years of experience in life sciences. Blending this robust foundation with extensive experience in intellectual property law, Sakshi specializes in the prosecution of patent applications across a broad spectrum of biotechnological innovations, including large molecule biologics, immunotherapies, bacterial therapies, and gene therapies. Sakshi provides strategic counsel on patentability, freedom-to-operate, infringement, and validity analyses. She has counseled emerging and growth-stage companies and global pharmaceutical companies developing antibodies, fusion proteins, gene therapies, peptide-based therapeutics, and bacteria-based therapeutics.
Sakshi received her doctoral degree from the Washington University in St. Louis, where she developed functional assays to probe small molecule-G protein interactions using microelectrode arrays. After earning her doctoral degree, Sakshi was a Postdoctoral Scholar at the University of Chicago, where she explored the effect of hypoxia on epigenetic regulation, gene expression, and tumor growth in neuroblastoma. She was awarded the prestigious Young Investigator grant co-funded by Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation and Northwestern Mutual.
When not immersed in patent law, Sakshi is binge-watching sci-fi series and trying to keep up with her energetic son. She also enjoys building elaborate LEGO creations with her husband and son.
Admissions
- State Bar of Massachusetts
- United States Patent and Trademark Office
Education
- J.D., 2024, Suffolk University Law School
- Postdoc, 2016-2018, University of Chicago
- Ph.D. in Chemistry, 2015, Washington University in St. Louis
- B.S., in Chemistry, 2010, Northwest Missouri State University