Education

University of Houston, Ph.D. in Chemistry (2002)
Universität des Saarlandes, Germany, Diploma in Chemistry (1997)

Experience

Thomas Weber joined the firm in 2004. Prior to joining the firm, Dr. Weber was a research fellow at the AstraZeneca-Research and Development Center in Waltham, Massachusetts, where the focus of his work was the synthesis and evaluation of active compounds for the antibacterial drug discovery program. Dr. Weber's specialty is in medicinal and organic chemistry, and his expertise spans from polymers to small molecule synthesis of natural compounds.

Practice Areas

Dr. Weber assists in the preparation and prosecution of patent applications in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical arts as a member of the firm's patent procurement practice group. Dr. Weber also provides technical assistance to the firm's interference practice group and the litigation and trial practice group.

Representative Publications

Weber, T.P., Widger, W.R., & Kohn, H. (2002). Metals in Rho-mediated processes: new leads for drug discovery. Biochemistry, 42, 9121-9126.

Weber, T.P., Widger, W.R., & Kohn, H. (2002). Metal dependency for transcription factor Rho activation. Biochemistry, 42, 1652-1659.

Weber, T.P., Widger, W.R., & Kohn, H. (2002). The Mg2+ requirements for Rho transcription termination factor: catalysis and bicyclomycin inhibition. Biochemistry, 41, 12377-12383.