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Samantha McInally, Ph.D.

Samantha McInally, Ph.D.

212-430-2723
smcinally@fenwick.com
Patent Agent
Intellectual Property
Office

New York

Samantha
McInally, Ph.D.

Samantha
McInally, Ph.D.

Samantha
McInally, Ph.D.

Patent Agent
Intellectual Property
Office

New York

Industries
Education & Admissions

Ph. D., Immunology
Emory University

B.S., Microbiology
Washington State University

Registered to practice before the USPTO


Samantha assists in the drafting of patent applications and prosecution of U.S. and foreign patent applications for clients in life sciences industries. She has experience assisting with the prosecution of patents for medications and kits about to be brought to market, as well as with USPTO office actions and freedom to operate analysis.

Samantha holds a Ph.D. in immunology from Emory University, where she investigated phenotypic differences between HIV viral subtypes and risk factors associated with increased risk of HIV infection in Sub-Saharan Africa to identify at-risk populations.

  • McInally S, Wall K, Yu T, Tirouvanziam R, Kilembe W, Gilmour J, Allen SA, Hunter E. “Elevated levels of inflammatory plasma biomarkers are associated with risk of HIV infection.” Retrovirology. 2021;18(1):8. Epub 2021/03/19. doi: 10.1186/s12977-021-00552-6. PubMed PMID: 33731158; PMCID: PMC7968240.
  • Cole, R. A., McInally, S., Fowler, J. E. (2014). "Developmentally distinct activities of the exocyst enable rapid cell elongation and determine meristem size during primary root growth in Arabidopsis." BMC Plant Biol 14: 386. doi: 10.1186/s12870-014-0386-0. PMCID: PMC4302519.
  • Bradel-Tretheway, B. G., Liu, Q., Stone J. A., McInally, S., Aguilar, H. C. (2015). "Novel Functions of Hendra Virus G N-Glycans and Comparisons to Nipah Virus." J Virol 89(14): 7235-7247. doi: 10.1128/JVI.00773-15. PMCID: PMC4473544.
  • Brooks K, Jones BR, Dilernia DA, Wilkins DJ, Claiborne DT, McInally S, Gilmour J, Kilembe W, Joy JB, Allen SA, Brumme ZL, Hunter E. “HIV-1 variants are archived throughout infection and persist in the reservoir.” PLoS Pathog. 2020 Jun 3;16(6):e1008378. doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1008378. PMID: 32492044; PMCID: PMC7295247.

  • McInally S, Wall K, Yu T, Tirouvanziam R, Kilembe W, Gilmour J, Allen SA, Hunter E. “Elevated levels of inflammatory plasma biomarkers are associated with risk of HIV infection.” Retrovirology. 2021;18(1):8. Epub 2021/03/19. doi: 10.1186/s12977-021-00552-6. PubMed PMID: 33731158; PMCID: PMC7968240.
  • Cole, R. A., McInally, S., Fowler, J. E. (2014). "Developmentally distinct activities of the exocyst enable rapid cell elongation and determine meristem size during primary root growth in Arabidopsis." BMC Plant Biol 14: 386. doi: 10.1186/s12870-014-0386-0. PMCID: PMC4302519.
  • Bradel-Tretheway, B. G., Liu, Q., Stone J. A., McInally, S., Aguilar, H. C. (2015). "Novel Functions of Hendra Virus G N-Glycans and Comparisons to Nipah Virus." J Virol 89(14): 7235-7247. doi: 10.1128/JVI.00773-15. PMCID: PMC4473544.
  • Brooks K, Jones BR, Dilernia DA, Wilkins DJ, Claiborne DT, McInally S, Gilmour J, Kilembe W, Joy JB, Allen SA, Brumme ZL, Hunter E. “HIV-1 variants are archived throughout infection and persist in the reservoir.” PLoS Pathog. 2020 Jun 3;16(6):e1008378. doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1008378. PMID: 32492044; PMCID: PMC7295247.