Fiona Pringle

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Phone: +64 4 494 9621
Fax:+64 4 473 6712
Position: Baldwins Intellectual Property - Associate
Office: Wellington
Qualifications: BSc (Hons) PhD (Otago)
Keys Registered Patent Attorney in New Zealand Registered Patent Attorney Australia
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Fiona joined Baldwins in June 2005 and works primarily in the area of biotechnology patents.  After gaining her PhD in 2000, she spent three years as a postdoctoral research fellow at the University of Alabama-Birmingham. Upon returning to New Zealand she worked as a science policy analyst in the area of biotechnology for the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry.

Fiona’s PhD research focussed on an RNA virus from the family Tetraviridae.  Her work involved cloning and sequencing the tetravirus (which infects insects and is used as a biocontrol agent in some developing countries), and demonstrating its unique assembly strategy using a baculovirus expression system.  During her postdoctoral research Fiona characterised the first tetravirus capable of replicating in tissue culture.

Areas of Expertise

  • Biotechnology
  • Medical Devices/Diagnostic Technology
  • Pharmaceuticals/Agri-Chemicals

Affiliations

New Zealand Microbiological Society (NZMS)
New Zealand Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (NZSBMB)
New Zealand Institute of Patent Attorneys (NZIPA) - Fellow

Qualifications

Registered Patent Attorney (New Zealand and Australia)
2000  PhD (Microbiology) - University of Otago
1994  Bachelor of Science (Hons) - University of Otago
Currently studying toward a Bachelor of Laws

Articles by Fiona Pringle