Dr. Stasiu Nowak is an associate in the Life Sciences Practice Group. Stasiu joined COJK in 2007 and has focused his practice on drafting and prosecuting patent applications and performing patent landscape analysis relating to molecular biology and immunology, including cancer treatment, biomarkers and diagnostics, vaccines, and antibody-based therapeutics. Stasiu works with a variety of clients, ranging from small biotechnology companies to universities and non-profit research foundations with large and complex patent estates.
Stasiu’s area of particular technical expertise is in the area of molecular biology, immunology, and disease diagnosis and treatment. Representative client technologies include: RNA interference (RNAi) based therapies, signaling pathway inhibitors for cancer treatments, information systems for personalized medicine, conjugate immunogens for therapeutic vaccines and enhanced antigen-specific T cell responses, biomarkers for predicting response to chemotherapeutic agents, and platform technologies for gene expression analysis. Other client technologies have involved food processing systems and water treatment systems for infectious agents. Stasiu also has substantial experience addressing trademark clearance and prosecution issues for clients ranging from sole proprietorships to multinational corporations.
Prior to joining COJK, Stasiu conducted research in identifying genetic determinants of successful host immune defense responses and parasite resistance phenotypes. His doctoral research experience includes gene expression profiling of host and parasites during the course of infection, and gene expression knockdown techniques using RNAi to address the role candidate genes. Prior to his graduate studies, Stasiu was also involved in the discovery and identification of ligands for orphan G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs).
Education
- J.D., University of Washington School of Law, 2008
- Ph.D., Biology, University of New Mexico, 2005
- B.A., Biology, University of Virginia, 1997
Professional Experience
- Christensen O'Connor Johnson KindnessPLLC, Seattle, WA, 2007 to present
- Washington Court of Appeals, Division I, Seattle, WA
Judicial Extern, June 2006 to August 2006
Technical Experience
- Graduate Teaching and Research Assistant, University of New Mexico Department of Biology, 2000 to 2005
- Editorial Assistant, Journal of Biological Chemistry, 1999 to 2000
- Research Specialist, University of Virginia, 1997 to 1998
Bar & Court Admissions
- Washington State Bar
- United States Patent and Trademark Office
Professional Affiliations
- Washington State Bar Association
- Washington State Patent Lawyers Association
Publications
- "Manganese superoxide dismutase from Biomphalaria glabrata." Journal of Invertebrate Pathology 59: 59‑63. Jung Y., Nowak T.S., Zhang S.-M., Hertel L.A., Loker E.S., Adema C.M. 2005.
- "Echinostoma paraensei: Differential gene transcription in the sporocyst stage." Experimental Parasitology 109: 94-105. Nowak T.S., Loker E.S. 2005.
- "Identification of transcripts generated during the response of resistant Biomphalaria glabrata to Schistosoma mansoni infection using suppression subtractive hybridization (SSH)." Journal of Parasitology 90: 1034-1040. Nowak T.S., Woodards A.C., Jung Y., Adema C.M., Loker E.S. 2004.
- "Of Genomes and Parasitism. In Taxonomy, Ecology and Evolution of Metazoan Parasites, Combes, C. and Jourdane, J. (eds.)." Presses Universitaires de Perpignan. Perpignan, France. Tome II, pp. 59-80. Loker E.S., Nowak T.S. 2003.
- "Discovery of three novel orphan G-protein-coupled receptors." Genomics 56(1): 12-21. Marchese A, Sawzdargo M., Nguyen T., Cheng R., Heng H.H.Q., Nowak T.S., Im D.S., Lynch K.R., George S.R., O'Dowd B.F. 1999