Alumni Spotlight: Casey Kraning-Rush, Ph.D. 2013

After graduating from the BME Ph.D. program in 2013, Casey enrolled in the law school at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia to pursue a career in intellectual property law. She became involved with the Penn Intellectual Property Group (PIPG), and was selected as an associate editor for their blog (http://pennip.org). The next year she became managing editor, supervising four new associate editors. While at Penn Law, she also began working with the Penn Law Students for Reproductive Justice, a pro bono group that promotes reproductive rights for women by promoting access to safe, comprehensive, and affordable reproductive healthcare. The organization collaborates with the Women’s Law Project, the Public Defender’s Office, Planned Parenthood, and the Philadelphia Women’s Center. Casey received an offer for a summer associate position at the Delaware office of Fish & Richardson during her 1L summer. Fish & Richardson is a global patent, intellectual property litigation, and commercial litigation law firm founded in 1878, currently employing over 400 attorneys and technical specialists (including two other Cornell BME alums, Natalie Galley and Richard Wong). Fish & Richardson is routinely named one of the top patent firms in the country, and handles more patent litigation cases than any other firm. Casey is currently spending her second summer there, and could not be happier. She works with an amazing team of intelligent, capable, and kind individuals, and is looking forward to what this next chapter of her life will bring!