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Nadzeya Kukhta, Ph.D.

Nadzeya Kukhta, Ph.D.

650-335-4981
nkukhta@fenwick.com
Patent Agent
Intellectual Property
Office

Silicon Valley

Nadzeya (Nadya)
Kukhta, Ph. D.

Nadzeya (Nadya)
Kukhta, Ph. D.

Nadzeya (Nadya)
Kukhta, Ph. D.

Patent Agent
Intellectual Property
Office

Silicon Valley

Industries
Education & Admissions

Ph.D., Materials Engineering
Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania

MSc, Organic Chemistry
Belarusian State University, Belarus

Registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Languages

Belarusian

Nadya is a patent agent in Fenwick's intellectual property and life sciences groups, focusing on patent prosecution in the biotechnology, pharmaceutical, and medical device sectors. She assists with the preparation and prosecution of U.S. and international patent applications covering biologics, small-molecule therapeutics, drug formulations, diagnostics, and related technologies. Nadya also conducts prior art analyses, develops claim strategies, and supports litigation matters and IP due diligence for patent transactions and collaboration agreements.

She holds a Ph.D. in materials engineering from Kaunas University of Technology in Lithuania and has more than a decade of research experience spanning synthetic organic, polymer, and computational chemistry. Her combined scientific and legal expertise enables her to craft strong patent protection strategies for clients advancing innovations across the life sciences industry.

  • ATT Bioquest
  • Borea Therapeutics
  • Eyeconis
  • Generation Lab
  • Halozyme
  • KiraGen Bio
  • Oxford Nanopore Technologies
  • Tenax Therapeutics

  • ATT Bioquest
  • Borea Therapeutics
  • Eyeconis
  • Generation Lab
  • Halozyme
  • KiraGen Bio
  • Oxford Nanopore Technologies
  • Tenax Therapeutics

  • N. A. Kukhta,† A. Marks,† C. K. Luscombe. Molecular Design Strategies toward Improvement of Charge Injection and Ionic Conduction in Organic Mixed Ionic–Electronic Conductors for Organic Electrochemical Transistors. Chem. Rev. 2022, 122, 4325-4355.
  • N. A. Kukhta, C. K. Luscombe. Gaining control over conjugated polymer morphology to improve the performance of organic electronics. Chem. Commun., 2022, 58, 6982-6997.
  • Y. He,† N. A. Kukhta,† A. Marks,† C. K. Luscombe. The effect of side chain engineering on conjugated polymers in organic electrochemical transistors for bioelectronic applications. J. Mater. Chem. C, 2022,10, 2314-2332.
  • N. A. Kukhta, M. R. Bryce. Dual emission in purely organic materials for optoelectronic applications. Mater. Horiz., 2020, 8, 33-55.
  • N. A. Kukhta,† R. Huang,† A. S. Batsanov, M. R. Bryce, F. B. Dias. Achieving Conformational Control in RTP and TADF Emitters by Functionalization of the Central Core. J. Phys. Chem. C, 2019, 123, 26536-26546.
  • R. Huang,† N. A. Kukhta,† J. S. Ward, A. Danos, A. S. Batsanov, M. R. Bryce, F. B. Dias. Balancing charge-transfer strength and triplet states for deep-blue thermally activated delayed fluorescence with an unconventional electron rich dibenzothiophene acceptor. J. Mater. Chem. C, 2019, 7, 13224-13234.
  • N. A. Kukhta,† H. F. Higginbotham,† T. Matulaitis, A. Danos, A. N. Bismillah, N. Haase, M. K. Etherington, D. S. Yufit, P. R. McGonigal, J. V. Gražulevičius, A. P. Monkman. Revealing Resonance Effects and Intramolecular Dipole Interactions in the Positional Isomers of Benzonitrile-Core Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence Materials. J. Mater. Chem. C, 2019, 7, 9184-9194.
  • N.A. Kukhta, T. Matulaitis, D. Volyniuk, K. Ivaniuk, P. Turyk, P. Stakhira, J. V. Grazulevicius, A. P. Monkman. Deep-Blue High-Efficiency TTA OLED Using Para- and Meta-Conjugated Cyanotriphenylbenzene and Carbazole Derivatives as Emitter and Host. J. Phys. Chem. Lett., 2017, 8, 6199-6205.
  • N. A. Kukhta, D. Volyniuk, J. V. Grazulevicius, G. Sini. Blue versus yellow emission in bipolar fluorenone derivatives: the impact of aggregation and hydrogen bonding. J. Mater. Chem. C, 2018, 6, 1679-1692.
  • N. A. Kukhta, O. Zeika, J. Widmer, C. Koerner, R. Meerheim, A. Petrich, N.-R. Behrnd, K. Leo, J. V. Grazulevicius. New electron transport materials for high performance organic solar cells: synthesis and properties of symmetrical and asymmetrical 1,4,5,8-naphthalenetetracarboxylic dianhydride derivatives. Adv. El. Mat., 2016, 2, 1600047.
  • N. A. Kukhta, D. Volyniuk, J. V. Grazulevicius, G. Juska. Effect of the Nature of the Core on the Properties of the Star-Shaped Compounds Containing Bicarbazolyl Moieties. J. Phys. Chem. C, 2016, 120, 1208–1217.
  • N.A. Kukhta, I.V. Vasilenko, S.V. Kostjuk. Room temperature cationic polymerization of β-pinene using modified AlCl3 catalyst: toward sustainable plastics from renewable biomass resources. Green Chem., 2011, 13, 2362-2364.

  • N. A. Kukhta,† A. Marks,† C. K. Luscombe. Molecular Design Strategies toward Improvement of Charge Injection and Ionic Conduction in Organic Mixed Ionic–Electronic Conductors for Organic Electrochemical Transistors. Chem. Rev. 2022, 122, 4325-4355.
  • N. A. Kukhta, C. K. Luscombe. Gaining control over conjugated polymer morphology to improve the performance of organic electronics. Chem. Commun., 2022, 58, 6982-6997.
  • Y. He,† N. A. Kukhta,† A. Marks,† C. K. Luscombe. The effect of side chain engineering on conjugated polymers in organic electrochemical transistors for bioelectronic applications. J. Mater. Chem. C, 2022,10, 2314-2332.
  • N. A. Kukhta, M. R. Bryce. Dual emission in purely organic materials for optoelectronic applications. Mater. Horiz., 2020, 8, 33-55.
  • N. A. Kukhta,† R. Huang,† A. S. Batsanov, M. R. Bryce, F. B. Dias. Achieving Conformational Control in RTP and TADF Emitters by Functionalization of the Central Core. J. Phys. Chem. C, 2019, 123, 26536-26546.
  • R. Huang,† N. A. Kukhta,† J. S. Ward, A. Danos, A. S. Batsanov, M. R. Bryce, F. B. Dias. Balancing charge-transfer strength and triplet states for deep-blue thermally activated delayed fluorescence with an unconventional electron rich dibenzothiophene acceptor. J. Mater. Chem. C, 2019, 7, 13224-13234.
  • N. A. Kukhta,† H. F. Higginbotham,† T. Matulaitis, A. Danos, A. N. Bismillah, N. Haase, M. K. Etherington, D. S. Yufit, P. R. McGonigal, J. V. Gražulevičius, A. P. Monkman. Revealing Resonance Effects and Intramolecular Dipole Interactions in the Positional Isomers of Benzonitrile-Core Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence Materials. J. Mater. Chem. C, 2019, 7, 9184-9194.
  • N.A. Kukhta, T. Matulaitis, D. Volyniuk, K. Ivaniuk, P. Turyk, P. Stakhira, J. V. Grazulevicius, A. P. Monkman. Deep-Blue High-Efficiency TTA OLED Using Para- and Meta-Conjugated Cyanotriphenylbenzene and Carbazole Derivatives as Emitter and Host. J. Phys. Chem. Lett., 2017, 8, 6199-6205.
  • N. A. Kukhta, D. Volyniuk, J. V. Grazulevicius, G. Sini. Blue versus yellow emission in bipolar fluorenone derivatives: the impact of aggregation and hydrogen bonding. J. Mater. Chem. C, 2018, 6, 1679-1692.
  • N. A. Kukhta, O. Zeika, J. Widmer, C. Koerner, R. Meerheim, A. Petrich, N.-R. Behrnd, K. Leo, J. V. Grazulevicius. New electron transport materials for high performance organic solar cells: synthesis and properties of symmetrical and asymmetrical 1,4,5,8-naphthalenetetracarboxylic dianhydride derivatives. Adv. El. Mat., 2016, 2, 1600047.
  • N. A. Kukhta, D. Volyniuk, J. V. Grazulevicius, G. Juska. Effect of the Nature of the Core on the Properties of the Star-Shaped Compounds Containing Bicarbazolyl Moieties. J. Phys. Chem. C, 2016, 120, 1208–1217.
  • N.A. Kukhta, I.V. Vasilenko, S.V. Kostjuk. Room temperature cationic polymerization of β-pinene using modified AlCl3 catalyst: toward sustainable plastics from renewable biomass resources. Green Chem., 2011, 13, 2362-2364.