Rachel Stevenson | Trainee Attorney B.Sc. (Biology), MSc (Biotechnology), Ph.D
Rachel is a trainee attorney within the Biotechnology group, where she is involved in patent oppositions, patent infringement advice, patent prosecution, patent drafting and related opinion works.

After completing her Ph.D in Molecular Virology, Rachel held post-doctoral research positions at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute, Melbourne, specialising in characterising protein structure and function of malaria surface proteins, and at the Macfarlane Burnet Institute, studying the receptor binding and membrane fusion mechanisms of HIV and Hepatitis C.

Qualifications and memberships

  • Masters of Intellectual Property Law, Monash University (currently studying)
  • Bachelor of Science (Biology) Waikato University, New Zealand
  • Master of Science/Technology, Waikato University, New Zealand
  • Doctoral degree (Molecular virology), University of Melbourne
  • Member: Intellectual Property Society of Australia and New Zealand
  • Member: Australian Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB)