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Kristel Schorr
Senior Counsel
Kristel Schorr is senior counsel with Foley & Lardner LLP and a member of the Chemical, Biotechnology & Pharmaceutical Practice and the Life Sciences Industry Team. Dr. Schorr counsels life science clients on intellectual property matters, including drafting and prosecuting U.S. and foreign patent applications, conducting due diligence analyses, and preparing invalidity, non-infringement and freedom to operate opinions in all biotechnical areas, particularly molecular and cell biology, gene therapy, immunology, and oncology. Prior to joining Foley in 2001, Dr. Schorr studied the regulation of apoptosis in mammary epithelial cells in graduate school, and also authored and co-authored numerous scientific publications. Dr. Schorr graduated from The George Washington University Law School (J.D., 2004), University of Maryland School of Medicine (Ph.D., medical physiology, 2000) and The Pennsylvania State University (B.S., kinesiology, 1994). She is admitted to practice in Maryland, the District of Columbia, and before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Publications: - Capuco AV, Li M, Long E, Ren S, Hruska KS, Schorr K, Furth PA. Concurrent pregnancy retards mammary involution: effects on apoptosis and proliferation of the mammary epithelium after forced weaning of mice. Biol Reprod., (2002) 66(5):1471-6.
- Lewis BC, Hudgins S, Lewis A, Schorr K, Sommer R, Peterson RE, Flaws JA, Furth PA. In utero and lactational treatment with 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin impairs mammary gland differentiation but does not block the response to exogenous estrogen in the postpubertal female rat. Toxicol Sci., (2001) 62(1):46-53.
- Schorr K, Furth PA. Dexamethasone Induced Bcl- xL mRNA, Independent of STAT 5a Activity. Cancer Res., (2000) 60(21):5950-3.
- Schorr K, Li M, Krajewski S, Reed JC, Furth PA. The Bcl-2 Family and Related Proteins in Mammary Gland Involution and Breast Cancer. J Mam Gl Biol and Neo, (1999) 4:153-164.
- Schorr K, Li M, Bar-Peled U, Lewis A, Heredia A, Lewis B, Knudson CM, Korsmeyer S, Jaeger R, Weiher H, Furth PA. Gain of Bcl-2 is More Potent Than Bax Loss in Regulating Mammary Epithelial Cell Survival During Tissue Remodeling. Cancer Res, (1999) 59:2541-2545.
- Kishore BK, Wade JB, Schorr K, Mandon B, Knepper MA. Expression of Synaptotagmin VIII in Rat Kidney. Am J Phys., (1998) 275:F131-142.
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