Dr. Brandon T. Schurter

Dr. Brandon Schurter is an associate in the New York office of Locke Lord LLP. His practice focuses on intellectual property issues relating to biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, molecular biology, and immunology.

During his doctoral work at UC San Diego, Dr. Schurter utilized biochemical, molecular biology, and cell biology techniques to elucidate the functional role of arginine methylation of NFAT Interacting Protein of 45kDa (NIP45) and RNA Helicase A (RHA).  After graduation, he was awarded a European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) Long-Term Post-Doctoral Fellowship to study the role of arginine methylation in T-lymphocytes at the Pasteur Institute in Paris, France. 

Dr. Schurter also worked at UC Irvine studying substrates specific to the co-activator associated arginine methyltransferase 1 (CARM1) prior to becoming a Scientific Advisor/Patent Agent with Morgan & Finnegan, LLP.

Formerly a scientific advisor with Locke Lord, Dr. Schurter has authored papers in several peer-reviewed journals and has presented his research at national and international conferences.

Education

• J.D., cum laude, Rutgers University School of Law - Newark, 2012
  Miron M. Walley Memorial Prize
• Ph.D., University of California, San Diego, 2005
• B.S., Biological Sciences, University of California, Irvine, 1998

Bar Admissions

• U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Publications & Presentations

Publications

• Second Author, "Negative Regulation of NIP45 Function by Peptidylarginine Deiminase 4," (In Revision).
• Second Author, "Protein Arginine Methylation in Lymphocyte Signaling," Curr Opin Immunol. 18(3), 321-28 (2006).
• First Author, " Protein Arginine Methylation: A New Frontier in T Cell Signal Transduction," In Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, Vol 584. CD Tsoukas, Ed. Springer, New York, NY. Pgs 189-206 (2006).
• "Regulation of RHA and NIP45 Function by Arginine Methylation," University of California, San Diego Thesis Dissertation (2005).
• Second Author, "Arginine Methylation of NIP45 Modulates Cytokine Gene Expression in Effector T Lymphocytes," Mol Cell. 15, 559-71 (2004).
• First Author, "Arginine Methylation of RNA Helicase A Determines Its Subcellular Localization," J Biol Chem. 279, 22795-8 (2004).
• Co-Author, "Arginine Methylation of STAT1 Modulates IFNalpha/beta-induced Transcription," Cell, 104, 731-41 (2001).
• First Author, "Methylation of Histone H3 by Coactivator-associated Arginine Methyltransferase 1," Biochemistry, 40, 5747-56 (2001).
• Co-Author, "Co-operation Between Protein-acetylating and Protein-methylating Co-activators in Transcriptional Activation," Biochem Soc Trans. 28, 415-8 (2000).
• First Author, "Analysis of Isoaspartate in Peptides and Proteins Without the Use of Radioisotopes," Anal Biochem. 282, 227-31 (2000).
• Co-Author, "Isoaspartate in Peptides and Proteins: Formation, Significance, and Analysis," J Pharm Biomed Anal. 21, 1129-36 (2000).
• Co-Author, "Regulation of Transcription by a Protein Methyltranferase," Science, 284, 2174-7 (1999).

• "Negative Regulation of NIP45 Function by Peptidylarginine Deiminase 4," 3rd Lymphocyte Signal Transduction Workshop, Crete, Greece (May 2005).
• "The Role of Arginine Methylation in RHA and NIP45 Function," Thesis Defense, University of California, San Diego, California (February 2005).
• "The Role of Arginine Methylation in RHA and NIP45 Function," Department of Immunology Invited Speaker, Pasteur Institute, Paris, France (January 2005).
• "Arginine Methylation of RNA Helicase A Determines Its Subcellular Localization," FASEB Summer Research Conferences, Biological Methylation, Saxtons River, Vermont (July 2004).
• "The Role of Methylation on the Localization of RNA Helicase A," Graduate Research Seminar, University of California, San Diego, California (October 2003).
• "RNA Helicase A: A sad story of Hijacking and Tagging," Graduate Research Seminar, University of California, San Diego, California (May 2003).

Professional History

• Associate, Locke Lord LLP
• Scientific Advisor, Morgan & Finnegan
• Staff Research Associate IV, Department of Molecular Biology & Biochemistry, University of California, Irvine
• Post-Doctoral Fellow, Department of Molecular Immunology, Pasteur Institute in Paris, France
• Graduate Student, University of California, San Diego
• Teaching Assistant, Metabolic Biochemistry and Signal Transduction Laboratory courses, University of California, San Diego

Professional Affiliations & Achievements

• Member, American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA)
• Student Member, New York Intellectual Property Law Association (NYIPLA)
• Student Member, New Jersey Intellectual Property Law Association (NJIPLA)
• Student Member, New Jersey State Bar Association (NJSBA)
• Student Member, New York State Bar Association (NYSBA)

• Long Term Post-Doctoral Fellowship, EMBO
• Fellowship, Pasteur Foundation (awarded, but declined)
• Training Grant, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
• Travel/Presentation Award, 3rd Lymphocyte Signal Transduction Workshop, Crete, Greece (2005)
• Excellence in Research Award, UC Irvine (1998)
• Dean’s Honor List, UC Irvine (Winter 1995, Winter 1997, Spring 1997, Winter 1998, Fall 1998)