• Roxanne Evande works on Intellectual Property matters, in particular those involving pharmaceutical and biomedical inventions.

    While pursuing her doctorate in medical and molecular sciences, Roxanne conducted research on the human papillomavirus (HPV), focusing on the biophysical characterization of a potential drug target which could prevent the development of cancer. She also interned for a major international pharmaceutical company, where she aided in the optimization of the CYP induction assays, monitored hepatocyte uptake and performed metabolism assays on various drug candidates. Roxanne founded The Network of Excellence Minority Mentoring Program at the University of Delaware. She also served as a teaching assistant for a number of microbiology-related courses. 

    Credentials

    Education

    • Ph.D., Medical and Molecular Sciences, University of Delaware, 2025
      • Biden Institute Student Advisory Council
      • Graduate Student Government VP of Student Affairs
      • The Network of Excellence Minority Mentoring Program (Founder)
    • B.S., Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Pennsylvania State University, 2019

    Professional Affiliations

    • American Association for the Advancement of Science (Member)
    • American Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (Member)
    • Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Honor Society (Member)

    Languages

    • French

    Focus Areas