Wendy Shih

Wendy Shih, PhD
Licensing Officer

Telephone:
(858) 822-2595
Email:
WendyShih@ucsd.edu

Wendy Shih assumed the responsibilities of a Licensing Officer in 2008 and manages a portfolio of bioengineering innovations. Prior to her current position, she marketed life and physical sciences technologies for six years.

Wendy received her PhD from UC San Diego in immunology/genetics and completed her fellowship training through the Clinical Immunology Laboratory Director Training Program at UC Los Angeles Medical Center. After completing her fellowship, Wendy lead the R&D team responsible for immunology and related diagnostic testing at BioScience Laboratories (now Quest Diagnostics).

She has extensive biotech industry experience, including: technology licensing, research and product development management, facilitation and adaptation of technology transferred from academia, innovations scouting, and alliance formation between industries and industries/academia.

Her corporate background includes positions at Hybritech, Ligand, and BRI with increasing responsibilities in the areas of clinical diagnostic tests, monoclonal antibody technology, diagnostic device, molecular biology tests, high-throughput drug screening assays, and genetic testing. Wendy also spent a year serving as a tobacco cessation counselor.