Lindsay Sanford, PhD, MBA
Manager, Bus. Licens.
Innovation Ventures
Chancellor/EVC/FAS

Lindsay serves as a business development and licensing manager within Innovation Ventures, helping UCSF faculty members and inventors protect intellectual property that arises from their research. She works with faculty and staff to develop appropriate protection strategies that support commercialization of innovative technologies through licensing to both startups and established companies.

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Lindsay holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Washington State University and is an Honors College alumna. She received an MBA from the University of Massachusetts Amherst's Isenberg School of Management and obtained her Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Utah where her research focused on developing instrumentation and algorithms for faster PCR and more accurate high-resolution DNA melting. After completing her Ph.D., Lindsay worked in healthcare and industry, first at Baylor Scott & White Health and then at Canon as a Senior Scientist/Engineer within R&D and Product Development. Before transitioning to her current role at UCSF, Lindsay worked as a Licensing Director for Engineering within Technology Commercialization Services at the University of Connecticut.

Lindsay appreciates the opportunity to play a part in helping to transition research into products and services that can provide real-world benefit. She enjoys helping faculty and staff commercialize new technologies while supporting UCSF’s mission of advancing health worldwide.

Education & Training

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• MBA Business Administration and Management, General University of Massachusetts Amherst Isenberg School of Management 12/2021
• PhD Bioengineering University of Utah 12/2013
• BS Mechanical Engineering Washington State University 12/2007

Websites

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• Innovation Ventures (innovation.ucsf.edu)
• LinkedIn (linkedin.com)

Publications (5)

Top publication keywords:
Genotyping TechniquesTransition TemperatureDNA, ViralReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionForensic GeneticsPolymerase Chain ReactionArtifactsSpectrometry, FluorescencePhase TransitionRhodamines3' Untranslated RegionsDNA, BacterialNucleic Acid DenaturationFluorescent DyesDNA

• Integrated Extreme Real-Time PCR and High-Speed Melting Analysis in 52 to 87 Seconds.
  Clinical chemistry 2018 Myrick JT, Pryor RJ, Palais RA, Ison SJ, Sanford L, Dwight ZL, Huuskonen JJ, Sundberg SO, Wittwer CT
• Fluorescence-based temperature control for polymerase chain reaction.
  Analytical biochemistry 2013 Sanford LN, Wittwer CT
• Quantum method for fluorescence background removal in DNA melting analysis.
  Analytical chemistry 2013 Sanford LN, Kent JO, Wittwer CT
• Monitoring temperature with fluorescence during real-time PCR and melting analysis.
  Analytical biochemistry 2012 Sanford LN, Wittwer CT
• High-resolution DNA melting analysis in clinical research and diagnostics.
  Expert review of molecular diagnostics 2010 Montgomery JL, Sanford LN, Wittwer CT