For clients innovating in biotechnology, Lance Shaner, Ph.D. skillfully secures patent protections.  Clients find in him a quick, insightful understanding of their innovations and applications, rooted in his advanced training in microbiology and molecular genetics as well as his extensive published research in molecular chaperone biology.  Dr. Shaner also brings a valued energy and intelligence, qualities demonstrated in the many awards he earned in his studies and his extensive activities during law school, including an internship with the Texas Court of Appeals.  With a life-long interest in creating and performing music, he is also involved in pro bono work with Lawyers for the Creative Arts.

Recent Client Work

  • Successfully prosecuted patent applications directed to food preservation methods using protective cultures, treatment of inflammatory diseases using plant extracts, and methods of treating viral infections.
  • Assisted in drafting patent applications directed to compounds for treating metabolic diseases, including diabetes and obesity.

Detailed Biography

Representative Experience

Dr. Shaner has capably protected clients in diverse biotechnology areas, such as:

  • Medical uses for plant extracts
  • Protein and antibody technology
  • Stem cell technology
  • Biopharmaceuticals
  • Food preservation
  • Peptide mimetics for treatment of diabetes

Background and Credentials

Dr. Shaner received his J.D. from the University of Houston Law Center, where he was the Publications Editor for the Houston Journal of International Law.  His active commitments included participation in the Student Bar Association and the Intellectual Property Student Association.  He was also a judicial intern for Justice Sam Nuchia, the Texas Court of Appeals, First Judicial District.

Prior to law school, Dr. Shaner earned his Ph.D. in microbiology and molecular genetics from the University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston.  While completing this degree, he was a graduate research assistant in the area of microbiology and molecular genetics.  His research focused on the genetics and biochemistry of molecular chaperones in the model eukaryote Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

Dr. Shaner received his B.S. in microbiology, with a minor in chemistry, from the University of Illinois.  At Illinois, he won the Deboer Summer Undergraduate Research Award, as well as the Colgate-Palmolive Award.

Publications and Speeches

Dr. Shaner has published the results of his scientific research extensively.  His recent publications include:

  • Lance Shaner, Patrick A. Gibney & Kevin A. Morano, The Hsp110 protein chaperone Sse1 is required for yeast cell wall integrity and morphogenesis, 54(1), Current Genetics, 1-11, (July 2008).
  • Lance Shaner & Kevin A. Morano, All in the Family: atypical Hsp 70 chaperones are conserved modulators of Hsp 70 activities, 12(1), Cell Stress Chaperones, 1-8, (Spring 2007).
  • Lance Shaner, Rui Sousa & Kevin A. Morano, Characterization of Hsp70 binding and nucleotide exchange by the yeast Hsp110 chaperone Sse1, 45, Biochemistry, 15075-84, (2006).
  • Lance Shaner, Harald Wegele, Johannes Buchner & Kevin A. Morano, The yeast Hsp110 Sse1 functionally interacts with the Hsp70 chaperones Ssa and Ssb, 280, J. Biol. Chem., 41262-9, (2005).
  • Amy Tortt, Lance Shaner & Kevin A. Morano, The molecular chaperone Sse1 and the growth control protein kinase Sch9 collaborate to regulate protein kinase A activity in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, 170, Genetics, 1009-1021, (2005). 

Community and Professional Involvement

  • Lawyers for the Creative Arts, pro bono work 

Short Biography

Education

  • University of Houston Law Center, J.D.
  • University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, Ph.D., Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
  • University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, B.S., Microbiology, Minor Chemistry

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For clients innovating in biotechnology, Lance Shaner, Ph.D. skillfully secures patent protections.  Clients find in him a quick, insightful understanding of their innovations and applications, rooted in his advanced training in microbiology and molecular genetics as well as his extensive published research in molecular chaperone biology.  Dr. Shaner also brings a valued energy and intelligence, qualities demonstrated in the many awards he earned in his studies and his extensive activities during law school, including an internship with the Texas Court of Appeals.  With a life-long interest in creating and performing music, he is also involved in pro bono work with Lawyers for the Creative Arts.

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Lance Shaner, Ph.D.

Lance Shaner, Ph.D.

Recent Client Work

  • Successfully prosecuted patent applications directed to food preservation methods using protective cultures, treatment of inflammatory diseases using plant extracts, and methods of treating viral infections.
  • Assisted in drafting patent applications directed to compounds for treating metabolic diseases, including diabetes and obesity.

Detailed Biography

Representative Experience

Dr. Shaner has capably protected clients in diverse biotechnology areas, such as:

  • Medical uses for plant extracts
  • Protein and antibody technology
  • Stem cell technology
  • Biopharmaceuticals
  • Food preservation
  • Peptide mimetics for treatment of diabetes

Background and Credentials

Dr. Shaner received his J.D. from the University of Houston Law Center, where he was the Publications Editor for the Houston Journal of International Law.  His active commitments included participation in the Student Bar Association and the Intellectual Property Student Association.  He was also a judicial intern for Justice Sam Nuchia, the Texas Court of Appeals, First Judicial District.

Prior to law school, Dr. Shaner earned his Ph.D. in microbiology and molecular genetics from the University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston.  While completing this degree, he was a graduate research assistant in the area of microbiology and molecular genetics.  His research focused on the genetics and biochemistry of molecular chaperones in the model eukaryote Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

Dr. Shaner received his B.S. in microbiology, with a minor in chemistry, from the University of Illinois.  At Illinois, he won the Deboer Summer Undergraduate Research Award, as well as the Colgate-Palmolive Award.

Publications and Speeches

Dr. Shaner has published the results of his scientific research extensively.  His recent publications include:

  • Lance Shaner, Patrick A. Gibney & Kevin A. Morano, The Hsp110 protein chaperone Sse1 is required for yeast cell wall integrity and morphogenesis, 54(1), Current Genetics, 1-11, (July 2008).
  • Lance Shaner & Kevin A. Morano, All in the Family: atypical Hsp 70 chaperones are conserved modulators of Hsp 70 activities, 12(1), Cell Stress Chaperones, 1-8, (Spring 2007).
  • Lance Shaner, Rui Sousa & Kevin A. Morano, Characterization of Hsp70 binding and nucleotide exchange by the yeast Hsp110 chaperone Sse1, 45, Biochemistry, 15075-84, (2006).
  • Lance Shaner, Harald Wegele, Johannes Buchner & Kevin A. Morano, The yeast Hsp110 Sse1 functionally interacts with the Hsp70 chaperones Ssa and Ssb, 280, J. Biol. Chem., 41262-9, (2005).
  • Amy Tortt, Lance Shaner & Kevin A. Morano, The molecular chaperone Sse1 and the growth control protein kinase Sch9 collaborate to regulate protein kinase A activity in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, 170, Genetics, 1009-1021, (2005). 

Community and Professional Involvement

  • Lawyers for the Creative Arts, pro bono work 

Short Biography

Lance Shaner, Ph.D.

Education

  • University of Houston Law Center, J.D.
  • University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, Ph.D., Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
  • University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, B.S., Microbiology, Minor Chemistry

Practices

Industries

Admissions

  • Illinois
  • U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

News

Events

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