Dr. Payne concentrates her practice on U.S. patent prosecution for the physical science, life science, pharmaceutical, and biotechnology industries. With her diversity of technical knowledge, Dr. Payne provides clients with a unique perspective that bridges the physical and life sciences with patent prosecution strategy and global portfolio management.
Having earned her Ph.D. in Chemistry (Organic/Polymer) from Tulane University as a Louisiana Board of Regents Graduate Student Fellow, Dr. Payne's Ph.D. dissertation focused on synthesis and characterization of synthetic polymers with biological applications. As a senior doctoral student, she led a consulting project with a major microdevices company characterizing batch samples and presenting findings to their research and development team.
Dr. Payne's areas of technical knowledge encompass chemistry, polymer science and engineering, polymer and polymeric materials characterization, polymer chemistry, organic and polymer synthesis, analytical chemistry, organic chemistry, chemical biology, bioorganic chemistry, biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, molecular biology, biochemistry, immunotherapies, small molecule therapies, biomedical devices, and analytical devices.
Prior to joining Baker Donelson, Dr. Payne held internship positions with:
- an industrial chemical reaction monitoring start-up conducting prior art searches and providing research assistance and documentation preparation for Freedom to Operate Analysis
- Tulane Office of Technology Transfer and Intellectual Property evaluating technologies for commercialization potential, drafting provisional patent applications, and conducting market research analysis
- a major pulp and paper manufacturer
Dr. Payne is the first author and supporting author for numerous peer-reviewed publications, as well as an invited author for a technical spotlight by a major chemical distributor. She has presented numerous poster and oral presentations at national chemistry and physics conferences.