Kate S. Mistretta, Ph.D.
Patent Agent

About Kate

Dr. Kate Mistretta is a registered Patent Agent at Hylton-Rodic Law PLLC, where her work focuses on patent drafting and prosecution in the life sciences and biotechnology arts, including biomedical technologies, biomaterials, and drug-delivery systems.

During her doctoral research at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Dr. Mistretta developed sophisticated three-dimensional cancer cell culture models to investigate tumor–immune cell interactions and engineered biomaterial-based systems for localized delivery of therapeutic agents. Her research included evaluating drug loading, release kinetics, and therapeutic activity, as well as developing biological assays and experimental methods to characterize complex cellular systems.

Dr. Mistretta also conducted research involving molecular biology, genomics, gene delivery, and genetic mechanisms of disease. Her work has included investigating protein–DNA interactions, characterizing transcription factor binding, and applying molecular and genetic analyses to biomedical research questions.

Dr. Mistretta's technical expertise includes biomedical engineering, biotechnology, molecular and cellular biology, immunology, oncology, genomics, gene delivery, biomaterials, drug-delivery systems, three-dimensional cell culture, and biological assay development.