Yuhgo Maruta
Associate Attorney
612-455-3822
ymaruta@hsml.com

Education
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
    B.S., Molecular Biology, Math minor, 1997
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, MN
    M.S., Molecular, Cellular, Developmental
       Biology & Genetics, Cytoskeletal Research Grant, 2001
William Mitchell College of Law, St. Paul, MN
    J.D., Dean's List, 2007

Bar Admissions
Minnesota State Bar, 2007

Relevant Experience
Seven years of research experience in the areas of molecular biology, computational biology, biochemistry and chemistry, as well as genetic engineering and immunology.

Publications

• "PTCH gene mutations in invasive transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder," Oncogene, 17(9), 1167-72 (1998).
• "Novel p21WAF1/CIP1 mutations in superficial and invasive transitional cell carcinomas," Oncogene, 13(9), 1831-7 (1996).
• "p53 wild-type and p53 nullizygous Big Blue transgenic mice have similar frequencies and patterns of observed mutation in liver, spleen and brain," Oncogene, 11(2), 263-70 (1995).

Professional Affiliations
American Bar Association
Minnesota Intellectual Property Law Association
National Asian Pacific American Bar Association

Yuhgo can read, write, and speak Japanese.