Paul Fritz
Office of Research and Technology Applications
Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD)
Patuxent River, Maryland
301-342-5586
paul.fritz@navy.mil

Paul M. Fritz is the Office of Research and Technology Application (ORTA) and Team Leader at the Department of the Navy, Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD), Patuxent River, Maryland, where he has been responsible for the daily business operations of the business office since 2003.  Mr. Fritz is a recognized leader in technology transfer and has been designated as the NAWCAD laboratory representative to the Federal Laboratory Consortium (FLC), ORTA, and the Office of Naval Research (ONR).  Leveraging his 21-year Navy career experiences as a Senior Chief Petty Officer, Aviation Electronic Technician, Fritz applies a unique skill set that he uses to enhance the effectiveness of the technology transfer (T2) program.

Courtney Silverthorn Ph.D.
Intellectual Property Specialist
SAIC-Frederick, Inc.
National Cancer Institute
Frederick, Maryland
301-846-6316

Dr. Courtney Silverthorn holds a Ph.D. in Pharmacology from The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and a B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from Sweet Briar College. She is co-author of three scientific publications in the fields of melanoma biology and liquid chromatography, and completed a Certificate in Biotechnology Enterprise through The Johns Hopkins University's Advanced Academic Programs. Dr. Silverthorn started her career in technology transfer in 2009 as a CRTA fellow at the NCI-Frederick Technology Transfer Center before joining the intellectual property department of NCI's Operations and Technical Support contractor, SAIC-Frederick, in 2010. As an Intellectual Property Specialist at SAIC-Frederick, she is the primary point of contact for tech transfer agreement negotiations and research subcontract IP review, and provides support to highly visible NIH-sponsored company initiatives, including the Cancer Human Biobank and the Therapeutics for Rare and Neglected Diseases (TRND) program.

Thomas Brown
FLC Regional Support Office
950 N. Kings Hwy
Suite 208
Cherry Hill, NJ 08034
Phone: 856-667-7727, ext. 122
Fax: 856-667-8009
E-mail: rso@flcmidatlantic.org