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Dr. David A. Schell
PATENT AGENT
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AREAS OF PRACTICE

Assist in Patent Preparation

BIOGRAPHY

Dr. David Schell majored in Biochemistry and Computer Science at Texas A&M University. He received a Ph.D. for his work on “Computational and Experimental Investigations of Forces in Protein Folding.” Before joining Larson Newman & Abel, David studied the relationship between protein sequence, structure, and function. More recently, David developed software applications and provided network management for financial institutions and other small businesses. Since joining Larson Newman in 2006, David has drafted patent applications in various fields including telecommunications, networking, material science, biotechnology, and medical devices.

EDUCATION & HONORS

Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas Ph.D. Biochemistry
Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas B.S. Biochemistry/Genetics
Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas B.S. Computer Science

ADMISSIONS & AFFILIATIONS

United States Patent and Trademark Office, Registered Patent Agent

PUBLICATIONS

Hebert, E.J., Grimsley, G.R., Hartley, R.W., Horn, G., Schell, D., Garcia, S., Both, V., Sevcik, J., and Pace, C.N. 1997. Purification of ribonucleases Sa, Sa2, and Sa3 after expression in Escherichia coli. Protein Expr Purif 11: 162-168.
Pace, C.N., Hebert, E.J., Shaw, K.L., Schell, D., Both, V., Krajcikova, D., Sevcik, J., Wilson, K.S., Dauter, Z., Hartley, R.W., et al. 1998. Conformational stability and thermodynamics of folding of ribonucleases Sa, Sa2 and Sa3. J Mol Biol 279: 271-286.
Laurents, D.V., Perez-Canadillas, J.M., Santoro, J., Rico, M., Schell, D., Hebert, E.J., Pace, C.N., and Bruix, M. 1999. Letter to the editor: sequential assignment and solution secondary structure of doubly labelled ribonuclease Sa. J Biomol NMR 14: 89-90.
Laurents, D., Perez-Canadillas, J.M., Santoro, J., Rico, M., Schell, D., Pace, C.N., and Bruix, M. 2001. Solution structure and dynamics of ribonuclease Sa. Proteins 44: 200-211.
Laurents, D.V., Huyghues-Despointes, B.M., Bruix, M., Thurlkill, R.L., Schell, D., Newsom, S., Grimsley, G.R., Shaw, K.L., Trevino, S., Rico, M., et al. 2003. Charge-charge interactions are key determinants of the pK values of ionizable groups in ribonuclease Sa (pI=3.5) and a basic variant (pI=10.2). J Mol Biol 325: 1077-1092.
Huyghues-Despointes, B.M., Thurlkill, R.L., Daily, M.D., Schell, D., Briggs, J.M., Antosiewicz, J.M., Pace, C.N., and Scholtz, J.M. 2003. pK values of histidine residues in ribonuclease Sa: effect of salt and net charge. J Mol Biol 325: 1093-1105.
Schell, D., Tsai, J., Scholtz, J.M. and Pace, C.N. 2005. Hydrogen bonding increases packing density in the protein interior. Proteins 63; 278-282.

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