University of Kentucky (B.S., 1992)
Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology (J.D., 2003)
Loyola University of Chicago (M.S., With Distinction, 2006)

Supreme Court of Illinois, 2003
Northern District of Illinois, 2003
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 2002

Chicago Bar Association
Loyola University of Chicago Ð Biology Department Alumni Board
Women in Bio Ð Chicago Chapter

Am. J. Pathol., Vol. 161(3), Sept. 2002 Susceptibility of Human Immunodeficiency Virus-1 Infection of Human Foreskin and Cervical Tissue Grown in Explant Culture.

The Journal of Clinical Investigation, Vol. 107(3), Feb. 2001 Leukemia Inhibitory Factor Inhibits HIV-1 Replication and is Upregulated in Placentae From Nontransmitting Women.

Am. J. Pathol., Vol 157(6), 2000 Up-Regulation of CCR5 Expression in the Placenta Is Associated with Human Innumodeficiency Virus-1 Vertical Transmission.

Clinical Immunology, Vol 91(3), June 1999 Regulation of CCR5 and CXCR4 Expression by Type 1 and Type 2 Cytokines: CCR5 Expression is Down regulated by IL-10 in CD4 Positive Lymphocytes.

Am. J. Pathol., Vol. 153(2), Aug. 1998 Repertoire of Chemokine Receptor Expression in the Female Genital Tract: Implications for Human Immunodeficiency Virus Transmission.

Fluent in English & Hindi

Zareefa Burki Flener is an intellectual property attorney who handles not only patent and trademark prosecution, but also intellectual property litigation and licensing. Sample litigations are available upon request.

Zareefa has extensive experience managing international patent portfolios in a wide range of biotech related areas. Her research and scientific experience is in two particularly explosive areas: HIV transmission and pathology, and mapping of the human genome. Her Masters project, from Loyola University of Chicago, involved mapping of the distal short arm of human chromosome 21, from the rDNA to the telomere. She is well published in the field of HIV pathology in such journals as the American Journal of Pathology, Clinical Immunology, and the Journal of Clinical Investigation.

Zareefa continues to work with a broad range of technology not the least of which is stem cell, virology, immunology, biochemical process, cell culture, and laboratory instrument related inventions, among others. Zareefa also prepares and prosecutes applications in technology areas of design, mechanical, biochemistry, business methods, and medical devices.

Zareefa repesents clients which range from multinational companies to solo investors. Zareefa enjoys being able to provide well-rounded counseling to clients with regards to their intellectual property matters. Zareefa also, on occasion, lectures on patent related topics.