Brena
Thompson
, Ph.D.
- Patent Engineer
- English
Dr. Thompson possesses a technical understanding of prior-art and novel inventions at the forefront of a wide range of scientific fields, such as: chemistry, biochemistry, biomedical and pharmaceutical sciences, electronic devices, materials chemistry, and many others. Brena's breadth of knowledge in these fields serves her well in her work as a patent engineer.
Prior to joining OBWB, Dr. Thompson worked as a technology licensing associate, managing the life science patent portfolio for Washington State University. She drafted and negotiated agreements for licensing, material transfer, and other protected functions in a complex regulatory environment, she also drafted and filed patents, responded to USPTO office actions, and worked with attorneys to protect WSU technologies.
Prior to joining OBWB, Dr. Thompson worked as a technology licensing associate, managing the life science patent portfolio for Washington State University. She drafted and negotiated agreements for licensing, material transfer, and other protected functions in a complex regulatory environment, she also drafted and filed patents, responded to USPTO office actions, and worked with attorneys to protect WSU technologies.
Select Publications
- Yates, J. L., Thompson, B. L., Korchemniy, E., Rooney-Sailand, B., Glasser, C., Allen, C. J., Wheeler, K., Abbey, E. R. One-pot synthesis of PPN monoorganoborohydride salts from potassium organotrifluoroborates yields unusual crystalline metal-free compounds for X-Ray crystallography. Organometallics., 2022; Submitted.
- Thompson, B. L., Kieffer, I. A., Heiden, Z. M. Utilization of BODIPY-based redox events to manipulate the Lewis acidity of fluorescent boranes. Chem. Commun., 2022; 58: 2646-2649.
- Thompson, B. L., Heiden, Z. M. Tuning the reduction potentials of benzoquinone through the coordination to Lewis acids. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2021; 23: 9822-9831.
- Li, X., Ding, G., Thompson, B. L., Hao, L., Deming, D. A., Heiden, Z. M., Zhang, Q. Microwave-assisted synthesis of zirconium phosphate nanoplatelet-supported Ru-anadem nanostructures and their catalytic study for the hydrogenation of acetophenone. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces., 2020; 12: 30670-30679.
- Thompson, B. L., Heiden, Z. M. Redox-switchable catalysis utilizing a fluorescent dye. Chem. Commun., 2019; 76: 11430-11433.
- Thompson, B. L., Heiden, Z. M. Investigation of main group promoted carbon dioxide reduction. Tetrahedron., 2019; 75: 2099-2105.
- Heiden, Z. M., Thompson, B. L. Influence of Lewis acid strength on molecule activation, Sandes, O. M.; Nova Science Publishers: 2019; 1-87.
- Thompson, B. L., Heiden, Z. M. Redox chemistry of bodipy dyes. In Bodipy dyes, Banuelos-Prieto, J.; S., L. R., Eds. IntechOpen: 2018; 45-64.
- Bateman, C. M., Beal, H., Barker, J. E., Thompson, B. L., Donovan, D., Grant, B. J., Shooter, J., Arakawa, J. H., Johnson, S., Allen, C. J., Yates, J. L., Kato, R., Tinsley, C. W. K., Zakharov, L. N., Abbey, E. R. One-step conversion of potassium organotrifluoroborates to metal organoborohydrides. Org. Lett., 2018; 20: 3784-3787.
- Kieffer, I. A., Allen, R. J., Fernandez, J. L., Deobald, J. L., Thompson, B. L., Wimpenny, J. D., Heiden, Z. M. Utilization of a fluorescent dye molecule as a proton and electron reservoir. Angew. Chem., Int. Ed., 2018; 57: 3377-3380.
- Ph.D., Chemistry, Washington State University, Pullman WA, 2022
- B.S., Chemistry & Biochemistry, Eastern Washington University, Cheney WA, 2017
