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UK Innovate at the University of Kentucky drives economic, societal and entrepreneurial growth from research discoveries. Through technology commercialization, health care innovations, corporate partnerships, social innovation and economic development, UK Innovate helps researchers and entrepreneurs across UK Research and UK HealthCare accelerate their ideas into use. By connecting talent, research, corporate partners and community resources, UK Innovate works to move ideas into the world faster, where they can make the greatest societal and economic impact possible.


Who We Are

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Ian McClure
Associate Vice President for Research, Innovation and Economic Impact
Landon Borders
Landon Borders
Executive Director, R&D Partnerships
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Eric Hartman
Senior Associate Director, Ecosystem
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Matthew Upton
Director, Technology Commercialization
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Serenity Wright
Senior Executive Director for Innovation, Community Health, and Societal Impact
Meg Allen
Meg Allen
Program Growth and Partnership Development Coordinator, Social Innovation
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Laura Calmes
Data Management Analyst, Intellectual Property Development, Technology Commercialization
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Senior Associate Director, Contracts, Technology Commercialization
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Holly Symonds Clark
Associate Director, Commercialization, Technology Commercialization
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Sabrina Darnell
Finance & Compliance Officer, Intellectual Property Development, Technology Commercialization
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Kenzie Dickens
Operations Coordinator, Launch Blue
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Chelsea Ex-Lubeskie
R&D Partnerships Manger, College of Medicine & UK HealthCare
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Jaime C. Warren Fernandez
Manager, Commercialization, Technology Commercialization
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Jacqueline J. Greene
Senior Project Manager, GAME Change
Director, Marketing & Communications
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Victoria Hamilton
Manager, Launch Blue
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Kendra Hargis-Stenzel
Director, Innovation Talent Development, Launch Blue
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Eric Hartman
Senior Associate Director, Ecosystem
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Madison Hartung
Program Director, XOR Program, XLerator Network
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Feni Kadakia
Manager, Commercialization, Technology Commercialization
Program Manager, MidSouth REACH 3.0
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David Lee Kennedy
Administrative Assistant, Technology Commercialization
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Scott Kinison
Manager, Commercialization, Technology Commercialization
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Liz Knapp
Manager, Commercialization, Technology Commercialization
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Suniti Mujumdar
Program Manager, Social Innovation
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Rohan Munnolimath
Manager, Marketing and Communications
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Alexa Narel
R&D Partnerships Manger, Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment
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Laura Russell-Halligan
Associate Director, Ecosystem
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Kim Sayre
R&D Partnerships Manger, Pigman College of Engineering
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Erin Shea
I-Corps Program Manager, Launch Blue
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Raechele Smalls
Director, Launch Blue Ventures
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Allison Spurrier
Executive Administrative Assistant, AVPR
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Zachary Stacy
Associate Director, Intellectual Property Development, Technology Commercialization
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Laura Triplett
Project Manager, Launch Blue
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Ali Bocook Yankey
Senior Coordinator, Contracts, Technology Commercialization

Student Ambassadors

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Emersyn Acomb
Student Associate, Marketing & Communications
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Mya Beard
Student Assistant, Intellectual Property Development, Technology Commercialization
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Abby Brady
Ambassador, Communications, Launch Blue
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Claire DeWeese
Fellow, Intellectual Property Development, Technology Commercialization
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Catherine Fullen
Student Associate, Marketing & Communications
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Jaden Edelen
Student Associate, Marketing & Communications
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Samuel Howlett
Ambassador, Commercialization, Technology Commercialization
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Jack Hughes
Ambassador, Launch Blue Ventures
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Hannah Johnson
Communications Fellow, R&D Partnerships
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Maximillian LeDoux
Commercialization and Innovation Leader, Social Innovation
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Bryce Marks
Fellow, Intellectual Property Development, Technology Commercialization
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Emily Marsh
Research Fellow, R&D Partnerships
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Shem Odhiambo
Fellow, R&D Partnerships
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Lee Owen
Research Fellow, R&D Partnerships
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Amy Rice
Law Clerk, Contracts, Technology Commercialization
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Loan Vu
OTC Fellow, Intellectual Property Development, Technology Commercialization
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Daniel Walters
Ambassador, Launch Blue
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Christopher Whitley
Fellow, Marketing & Communications