For general queries or if you are unsure who you need to speak with, please email
Leadership
Kathy Nugent
Senior Associate Vice President, Chief Biotechnology & Innovation Officer (205) 996-2556
Karthik Gopalakrishnan, Ph.D.
Senior Director (205) 975-9443
Licensing
For intellectual property protection and commercialization queries in life sciences, contact Karen Bernard or Diptiman Chanda. Questions about chemistry innovations should also be directed to Karen Bernard. For questions about intellectual property protection and commercialization regarding physical sciences, artificial intelligence, machine learning, medical devices or software, please contact Audrey Brown or Wink Crittenden. Faculty members with inquiries about intellectual property, departmental outreach or other HIIE functions should contact Trey Melazzo.
Marketing
For questions about the Blazer App Accelerator, Blazer Bridge Fund, the Business Development Fellows program, or our internal marketing processes, contact Nadia Cantu-Medellin.
Operations
For general questions on patenting or iEdison invention reporting, contact Aisha Nabegu. For research tools licensing or questions on UAB startup launch, contact Amanda Dove. For questions on intellectual property disclosure, executive scheduling, HR matters, and questions about our facilities, contact Shawnda Jones. For questions regarding financial matters, including royalty distributions, contact Nilu Agarwal. To inquire about invoicing and royalty payments, please contact Angelia Ashley. For questions about intellectual property protection and commercialization regarding antibodies or research tools, contact Stephanie Moore.
Communications
For media requests, event planning or communications queries, contact Amy Jones.
