About Amber
Scientifically informed patent prosecution
Amber Majnik facilitates the preparation and prosecution of patent applications related to immunology, epigenetics, genomics, and molecular and cellular biology. She brings over a decade of professional research experience covering areas that include autoimmune disease, neuroimmunology and epigenetic regulation of disease. Her skillset also includes:
- Scientific and regulatory writing
- Project management and laboratory management
- Protocol development
- Oral presentations at various local, national and international conferences
Amber has authored and co-authored numerous peer reviewed manuscripts, book chapters and grant submissions and acted as an invited peer reviewer for scientific journals and grant agencies. Her extensive research and technical writing experience enables her to effectively assist clients in patent drafting and prosecution.
Capabilities
Professional & Civic Activities
- American Medical Writers Association, member
News & Insights
- ArticleAdverse maternal environment alters Oprl1 variant expression in mouse hippocampus. Anatomical Record306(1):162-175
- ArticleAdverse maternal environment affects hippocampal HTR2c variant expression and epigenetic characteristics in mouse offspring. Pediatric Research.92(5):1299-1308
- ArticleAdverse Maternal Environment and Postweaning Western Diet Alter Hepatic CD36 Expression and Methylation Concurrent with Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Mouse Offspring. Journal of Nutrition.151(10):3102-3112
- ArticleAdverse Maternal Environment Alters MicroRNA-10b-5p Expression and its Epigenetic Profile Concurrently with Impaired Hippocampal Neurogenesis in Male Mouse Hippocampus. Developmental Neuroscience.5 (3) 1-11
- ArticleAdverse Maternal Environment and Western Diet Impairs Cognitive Function and Alters Hippocampal Glucocorticoid Receptor Promoter Methylation in Male Mice. Physiological Reports8 (8): e14407
- ArticleRace in the Social-Epigenomic Regulation of Pre- and Perinatal Development- Chapter 9. Nutritional Epigenomics.135-152
- ArticleAdverse Early-Life Environment Impairs Postnatal Lung Development in Mice. Physiol Genomics.51 (9):462-470
- ArticleAdverse Maternal Environment Leads to Cardiac Fibrosis in Adult Male Mice. Birth Defects Research.110 (20): 1551-1555
- ArticleAdverse Early Life Environment Induces Anxiety-like Behavior and Increases Expression of FKBP5 mRNA Splice Variants in Mouse Brain. Physiol Genomics50(11):973-981
Education
- University of Utah (Postdoctoral Study, with honors, 2010)
- Neurosurgery, Hematology
- University of Utah (Ph.D., 2009)
- With honors
- Experimental Pathology Department
- Dissertation: Role of Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Alpha7 in the Modulation of Skin Inflammation
- Montana State University Billings (B.S., 2003)
- Biology