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HHMI’s Office of the General Counsel works closely with HHMI’s programs and departments to advise on the application of federal and state laws and HHMI policies to research and other program activities.

Each host institution is assigned two HHMI attorneys. The material transfer agreement (MTA)/license agreement attorneys can address questions about MTAs covering transfers of material to or from HHMI laboratories at the host and the licensing of intellectual property arising from the research of HHMI employees at the host. The site attorneys can address questions about other HHMI laboratory agreements and general questions about HHMI’s research policies.

Please send new incoming and outgoing material transfer agreements for current HHMI Laboratory Heads to [email protected].

If you have a license or an outgoing material transfer agreement relating to a former HHMI Investigator and your institution is not listed below, please contact HHMI at [email protected].

Intellectual Property Guide

Institution    
Arizona State University
SITE ATTORNEY

Michael Caruso 
Associate General Counsel
301.215.8817
[email protected]

MTA/License Attorney 

Erika Carmean
Senior Contracts Counsel
240.687.5546
[email protected]

Baylor College of Medicine
SITE ATTORNEY

Kristina Heiberger 
​​​​Deputy General Counsel
301.215.8842
[email protected]

MTA/License Attorney 
​​Julia Kalman

Contracts Counsel
301.215.8816
[email protected]

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
SITE ATTORNEY

Cathy Green
Associate General Counsel
​​​301.215.8724
[email protected]

MTA/License Attorney

Cherry Joy Beysselance
Senior Contracts Counsel 
301.215.8504
[email protected]

Boston Children’s Hospital
SITE ATTORNEY

Jenna Hannigan 
Associate General Counsel
​​​​​​301.215.8809
[email protected]

MTA/License Attorney

Cherry Joy Beysselance
Senior Contracts Counsel 
301.215.8504
[email protected]

Brandeis University
SITE ATTORNEY

Michael Caruso 
Associate General Counsel
301.215.8817
[email protected]

MTA/License Attorney 
​​Julia Kalman

Contracts Counsel
301.215.8816
[email protected]

Brigham and Women’s Hospital
SITE ATTORNEY

Michael Caruso 
Associate General Counsel
301.215.8817
[email protected]

MTA/License Attorney 
​​Julia Kalman

Contracts Counsel
301.215.8816
[email protected]

California Institute of Technology
SITE ATTORNEY

Jenna Hannigan 
Associate General Counsel
​​​​​​301.215.8809
[email protected]

MTA/License Attorney 
​​Deb Kowshik

Contracts Counsel
240.234.0788
[email protected]

Carnegie Institution of Washington
SITE ATTORNEY

Cathy Green
Associate General Counsel
​​​301.215.8724
[email protected]

MTA/License Attorney 
​​Deb Kowshik

Contracts Counsel
240.234.0788
[email protected]

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
SITE ATTORNEY

Michael Caruso 
Associate General Counsel
301.215.8817
[email protected]

MTA/License Attorney 
​​Deb Kowshik

Contracts Counsel
240.234.0788
[email protected]

Columbia University
SITE ATTORNEY

Kristina Heiberger 
​​​​Deputy General Counsel
301.215.8842
[email protected]

MTA/License Attorney 
​​Julia Kalman

Contracts Counsel
301.215.8816
[email protected]

Cornell University
SITE ATTORNEY

Cathy Green
Associate General Counsel
​​​301.215.8724
[email protected]

MTA/License Attorney 
​​Julia Kalman

Contracts Counsel
301.215.8816
[email protected]

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Inc.
SITE ATTORNEY

Jenna Hannigan 
Associate General Counsel
​​​​​​301.215.8809
[email protected]

MTA/License Attorney

Cherry Joy Beysselance
Senior Contracts Counsel 
301.215.8504
[email protected]

Duke University
SITE ATTORNEY

Kristina Heiberger 
​​​​Deputy General Counsel
301.215.8842
[email protected]

MTA/License Attorney 
​​Julia Kalman

Contracts Counsel
301.215.8816
[email protected]

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
SITE ATTORNEY

Cathy Green
Associate General Counsel
​​​301.215.8724
[email protected]

MTA/License Attorney 
​​Deb Kowshik

Contracts Counsel
240.234.0788
[email protected]

Harvard Medical School
SITE ATTORNEY

Jenna Hannigan 
Associate General Counsel
​​​​​​301.215.8809
[email protected]

MTA/License Attorney

Cherry Joy Beysselance
Senior Contracts Counsel 
301.215.8504
[email protected]

Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
SITE ATTORNEY

Jenna Hannigan 
Associate General Counsel
​​​​​​301.215.8809
[email protected]

MTA/License Attorney 
​​Julia Kalman

Contracts Counsel
301.215.8816
[email protected]

Harvard University
SITE ATTORNEY

Jenna Hannigan 
Associate General Counsel
​​​​​​301.215.8809
[email protected]

MTA/License Attorney 
​​Julia Kalman

Contracts Counsel
301.215.8816
[email protected]

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
SITE ATTORNEY

Cathy Green
Associate General Counsel
​​​301.215.8724
[email protected]

MTA/License Attorney

Cherry Joy Beysselance
Senior Contracts Counsel 
301.215.8504
[email protected]

Indiana University
SITE ATTORNEY

Michael Caruso 
Associate General Counsel
301.215.8817
[email protected]

MTA/License Attorney 

Erika Carmean
Senior Contracts Counsel
240.687.5546
[email protected]

Janelia Research Campus
SITE ATTORNEY

James Benson
Associate General Counsel
301.215.8970
[email protected]

MTA/License Attorney 

Erika Carmean
Senior Contracts Counsel
240.687.5546
[email protected]

Johns Hopkins University
SITE ATTORNEY

Cathy Green
Associate General Counsel
​​​301.215.8724
[email protected]

MTA/License Attorney

Cherry Joy Beysselance
Senior Contracts Counsel 
301.215.8504
[email protected]

Massachusetts General Hospital
SITE ATTORNEY

Michael Caruso 
Associate General Counsel
301.215.8817
[email protected]

MTA/License Attorney 
​​Julia Kalman

Contracts Counsel
301.215.8816
[email protected]

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
SITE ATTORNEY

Michael Caruso
Associate General Counsel
301.215.8817
[email protected]

MTA/License Attorney 

Erika Carmean
Senior Contracts Counsel
240.687.5546
[email protected]

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
SITE ATTORNEY

Lisa Guo
Associate General Counsel
301.215.8847
[email protected]

MTA/License Attorney

Cherry Joy Beysselance
Senior Contracts Counsel 
301.215.8504
[email protected]

New York University
SITE ATTORNEY

Lisa Guo
Associate General Counsel
301.215.8847
[email protected]

MTA/License Attorney 
​​Deb Kowshik

Contracts Counsel
240.234.0788
[email protected]

Oregon Health & Science University
SITE ATTORNEY

Lisa Guo
Associate General Counsel
301.215.8847
[email protected]

MTA/License Attorney 
​​Deb Kowshik

Contracts Counsel
240.234.0788
[email protected]

Pennsylvania State University
SITE ATTORNEY

Lisa Guo
Associate General Counsel
301.215.8847
[email protected]

MTA/License Attorney 
​​Julia Kalman

Contracts Counsel
301.215.8816
[email protected]

Princeton University
SITE ATTORNEY

Michael Caruso
Associate General Counsel
301.215.8817
[email protected]

MTA/License Attorney 
​​Deb Kowshik

Contracts Counsel
240.234.0788
[email protected]

Rockefeller University
SITE ATTORNEY

Kristina Heiberger 
​​​​Deputy General Counsel
301.215.8842
[email protected]

MTA/License Attorney 
​​Julia Kalman

Contracts Counsel
301.215.8816
[email protected]

Salk Institute for Biological Studies
SITE ATTORNEY

Lisa Guo
Associate General Counsel
301.215.8847
[email protected]

MTA/License Attorney 
​​Deb Kowshik

Contracts Counsel
240.234.0788
[email protected]

Scripps Research Institute
SITE ATTORNEY

Kristina Heiberger 
​​​​Deputy General Counsel
301.215.8842
[email protected]

MTA/License Attorney 
​​Deb Kowshik

Contracts Counsel
240.234.0788
[email protected]

Stanford University
SITE ATTORNEY

Laura Damerville
​​​​Associate General Counsel
301.215.8571
[email protected]

MTA/License Attorney 

Erika Carmean
Senior Contracts Counsel
240.687.5546
[email protected]

The University of Alabama at Birmingham
SITE ATTORNEY

Lisa Guo
Associate General Counsel
301.215.8847
[email protected]

MTA/License Attorney 
​​Deb Kowshik

Contracts Counsel
240.234.0788
[email protected]

University of California, Berkeley
SITE ATTORNEY

Laura Damerville
​​​​Associate General Counsel
301.215.8571
[email protected]

MTA/License Attorney 
​​Deb Kowshik

Contracts Counsel
240.234.0788
[email protected]

University of California, Davis
SITE ATTORNEY

Cathy Green
Associate General Counsel
​​​301.215.8724
[email protected]

MTA/License Attorney 
​​Deb Kowshik

Contracts Counsel
240.234.0788
[email protected]

University of California, Los Angeles
SITE ATTORNEY

Michael Caruso
Associate General Counsel
301.215.8817
[email protected]

MTA/License Attorney 
​​Deb Kowshik

Contracts Counsel
240.234.0788
[email protected]

University of California, San Diego
SITE ATTORNEY

Lisa Guo
Associate General Counsel
301.215.8847
[email protected]

MTA/License Attorney 
​​Deb Kowshik

Contracts Counsel
240.234.0788
[email protected]

University of California, San Francisco
SITE ATTORNEY

Cathy Green
Associate General Counsel
​​​301.215.8724
[email protected]

MTA/License Attorney

Cherry Joy Beysselance
Senior Contracts Counsel 
301.215.8504
[email protected]

University of California, Santa Cruz
SITE ATTORNEY

Cathy Green
Associate General Counsel
​​​301.215.8724
[email protected]

MTA/License Attorney 
​​Deb Kowshik

Contracts Counsel
240.234.0788
[email protected]

University of Chicago
SITE ATTORNEY

Jenna Hannigan 
Associate General Counsel
​​​​​​301.215.8809
[email protected]

MTA/License Attorney 
​​Julia Kalman

Contracts Counsel
301.215.8816
[email protected]

University of Colorado
SITE ATTORNEY

Cathy Green
Associate General Counsel
​​​301.215.8724
[email protected]

MTA/License Attorney 

Erika Carmean
Senior Contracts Counsel
240.687.5546
[email protected]

University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
SITE ATTORNEY

Michael Caruso
Associate General Counsel
301.215.8817
[email protected]

MTA/License Attorney 
​​Julia Kalman

Contracts Counsel
301.215.8816
[email protected]

University of Iowa
SITE ATTORNEY

Jenna Hannigan 
Associate General Counsel
​​​​​​301.215.8809
[email protected]

MTA/License Attorney 

Erika Carmean
Senior Contracts Counsel
240.687.5546
[email protected]

University of Maryland, Baltimore County
SITE ATTORNEY

Michael Caruso
Associate General Counsel
301.215.8817
[email protected]

MTA/License Attorney

Cherry Joy Beysselance
Senior Contracts Counsel 
301.215.8504
[email protected]

University of Maryland, College Park
SITE ATTORNEY

Michael Caruso
Associate General Counsel
301.215.8817
[email protected]

MTA/License Attorney 
​​Julia Kalman

Contracts Counsel
301.215.8816
[email protected]

University of Massachusetts
SITE ATTORNEY

Lisa Guo
Associate General Counsel
301.215.8847
[email protected]

MTA/License Attorney 
​​Julia Kalman

Contracts Counsel
301.215.8816
[email protected]

University of Michigan
SITE ATTORNEY

Lisa Guo
Associate General Counsel
301.215.8847
[email protected]

MTA/License Attorney 
​​Julia Kalman

Contracts Counsel
301.215.8816
[email protected]

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
SITE ATTORNEY

Cathy Green
Associate General Counsel
​​​301.215.8724
[email protected]

MTA/License Attorney 
​​Julia Kalman

Contracts Counsel
301.215.8816
[email protected]

University of Oregon
SITE ATTORNEY

Lisa Guo
Associate General Counsel
301.215.8847
[email protected]

MTA/License Attorney 
​​Julia Kalman

Contracts Counsel
301.215.8816
[email protected]

University of Pennsylvania
SITE ATTORNEY

Michael Caruso
Associate General Counsel
301.215.8817
[email protected]

MTA/License Attorney 
​​Julia Kalman

Contracts Counsel
301.215.8816
[email protected]

University of Texas at Austin
SITE ATTORNEY

Laura Damerville
​​​​Associate General Counsel
301.215.8571
[email protected]

MTA/License Attorney 
​​Julia Kalman

Contracts Counsel
301.215.8816
[email protected]

University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
SITE ATTORNEY

Michael Caruso
Associate General Counsel
301.215.8817
[email protected]

MTA/License Attorney 
​​Deb Kowshik

Contracts Counsel
240.234.0788
[email protected]

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
SITE ATTORNEY

Laura Damerville
​​​​Associate General Counsel
301.215.8571
[email protected]

MTA/License Attorney 
​​Deb Kowshik

Contracts Counsel
240.234.0788
[email protected]

University of Utah
SITE ATTORNEY

Michael Caruso
Associate General Counsel
301.215.8817
[email protected]

MTA/License Attorney 
​​Deb Kowshik

Contracts Counsel
240.234.0788
[email protected]

University of Virginia
SITE ATTORNEY

Michael Caruso
Associate General Counsel
301.215.8817
[email protected]

MTA/License Attorney 
​​Julia Kalman

Contracts Counsel
301.215.8816
[email protected]

University of Washington
SITE ATTORNEY

Lisa Guo
Associate General Counsel
301.215.8847
[email protected]

MTA/License Attorney 
​​Deb Kowshik

Contracts Counsel
240.234.0788
[email protected]

University of Wisconsin-Madison
SITE ATTORNEY

Michael Caruso
Associate General Counsel
301.215.8817
[email protected]

MTA/License Attorney 
​​Julia Kalman

Contracts Counsel
301.215.8816
[email protected]

Weill Cornell Medical College
SITE ATTORNEY

Cathy Green
Associate General Counsel
​​​301.215.8724
[email protected]

MTA/License Attorney 
​​Julia Kalman

Contracts Counsel
301.215.8816
[email protected]

Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research
SITE ATTORNEY

Michael Caruso
Associate General Counsel
301.215.8817
[email protected]

MTA/License Attorney 
​​Julia Kalman

Contracts Counsel
301.215.8816
[email protected]

Yale University
SITE ATTORNEY

Lisa Guo
Associate General Counsel
301.215.8847
[email protected]

MTA/License Attorney 
​​Julia Kalman

Contracts Counsel
301.215.8816
[email protected]