Tech Commercialization Staff Bios

Wayne D. Hawthorne, MBA, Licensing Associate, Office of Technology Commercialization, The Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital

Wayne joined The Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital as licensing associate in April 2009.  His activities focus on identifying new technologies for marketing and licensing, while building relationships with companies to commercialize these technologies into the marketplace.  These activities stem with Nationwide Children’s Hospital’s strategic plan to discover new treatments and cures for pediatric and general diseases.

Prior to coming to Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Wayne was the Technology Transfer coordinator at Ohio University, where he managed over 80 U.S. and 250 foreign issued patents.  Prior to Ohio University, Wayne was a technology analyst at the WVHTC Foundation, where he evaluated various technologies and discoveries to develop commercialization and marketing strategies.  He earned his MBA and BS from the Wheeling Jesuit University in Wheeling, WV.

Wayne.Hawthorne@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, Office of Technology Commercialization, The Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital

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

Amy Roscoe, Interim Director

Amy.Roscoe@NationwideChildrens.org