Tech Commercialization Staff Bios

Matthew McFarland, RPh, PhD, Director, Office of Technology Commercialization, The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital

Matthew joined Nationwide Children’s as the director of the Office of Technology Commercialization in the spring of 2012.  As director, he works closely with Nationwide Children’s faculty and staff to identify intellectual property with commercial potential and to facilitate the transfer of new technologies to outside partners, ultimately for the benefit and enhancement of pediatric care.  He has a diverse background in technology transfer, technology valuation and licensing, academic research and pharmacy practice.

Prior to joining Nationwide Children’s, Dr. McFarland was the associate director of commercialization, innovation strategy manager and technology manager in the Office of Technology Commercialization at the Purdue Research Foundation.

He received a Bachelor of Science degree in pharmacy from Ohio Northern University and his PhD in medicinal chemistry and molecular pharmacology from Purdue University. He also completed a post-doctoral research fellowship in translational genetics and pharmacogenomics of neuropsychiatric disorders at the Institute of Psychiatric Research, Indiana University Medical School.
 
Dr. McFarland has authored several articles for peer-reviewed journals including Molecular Pharmacology, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Medical Innovation & Business. He also has received the Jenkins/Knevel Award for Excellence in Research and the Albert and Anna Kienley Award for Excellence in Teaching from the School of Pharmacy at Purdue University.

Matthew.McFarland@NationwideChildrens.org

Margaret Barkett, PhD, Licensing Associate, Office of Technology Commercialization, The Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital

Margaret joined The Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital as a licensing associate in February 2010. She earned her PhD degree in Molecular and Cell Biology from Boston University, where she continued her training as a Postdoctoral Fellow. Her doctoral and postdoctoral research in cell death biology spanned different areas including cancer biology and development. Margaret recently completed a one-year technology licensing internship at Massachusetts Institute of Technology focusing on medical devices and biotechnology.

Margaret.Barkett@NationwideChildrens.org


Supatra S. Davis

Supatra joined The Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital in August 2008 and her duties serves as the point of contact for agreement requests and submissions, monthly and quarterly report statistics, and miscellaneous administrative duties.  She is also the Technical Coordinator for the Patents & Copyrights Committee and is also responsible for maintaining financial transactions related to the Intellectual Property portfolio.  She also serves as a Notary Public.

Supatra.Davis@NationwideChildrens.org