Shannon Carter, Ph.D.

12790 El Camino Real
San Diego, CA 92130
Tel: 858-836-9000
Fax: 858-836-9001
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Legal Areas of Emphasis

Patents

Technical Areas of Emphasis

Biotechnology

Genomics

Pharmaceuticals

Professional Profile

Shannon Kenealy Carter, Ph.D. is an associate in our San Diego office.  She specializes in intellectual property law, with an emphasis on the preparation and prosecution of patent applications in the fields of biotechnology, genomics, and pharmaceuticals.

Dr. Carter received her Doctor of Philosophy in Human Genetics from Vanderbilt University for research related to the genetic susceptibility of multiple sclerosis. 

Dr. Carter joined the firm in 2008.

Education

Stanford Law School (J.D. 2008)

      Editor-in-Chief—Stanford Technology Law Review

Vanderbilt University (Ph.D. Human Genetics 2005)

University of Iowa (B.S. Biology 2000)

Admissions/Qualifications

State Bar of California

Articles, Speeches & Seminars

Kenealy SJ, Herrel LA, Bradford Y, Schnetz-Boutaud N, Oksenberg JR, Hauser SL, Barcellos LF, Schmidt S, Gregory SG, Pericak-Vance MA, Haines JL (2005) Examination of Seven Candidate Regions for Multiple Sclerosis: Strong Evidence of Linkage to Chromosome 1q44. Genes Immun 7(1):73-76.

Kenealy SJ, Babron MC, Bradford Y, Schnetz-Boutaud N, Haines JL, Rimmler JB, Schmidt S, Pericak-Vance MA, Barcellos LF, Lincoln RR, Oksenberg JR, Hauser SL, Clanet M, Brassat D, Edan G, Yaouanq J, Semana G, Cournu-Rebeix I, Lyon-Caen O, Fontaine B (The American-French Multiple Sclerosis Genetics Group) (2004) A second-generation genomic screen for multiple sclerosis. Am J Hum Genet 75(6):1070-1078.

 Kenealy SJ, Pericak-Vance MA, Haines JL (2003) The genetic epidemiology of multiple sclerosis. J Neuroimmunol 143(1-2):7-12.