Since joining Foley Hoag, Allison Gilder has prosecuted U.S. and foreign patent applications for a diverse array of clients, including large and small biotechnology companies and academic institutions. She currently works on a vast range of intellectual property matters and clients in biotechnology, and small molecule development. She also assists teams in patent litigation and due diligence.
Dr. Gilder has a diverse research background in human and model organism genetics, protein modification, and cellular biology.
Dr. Gilder completed her doctorate at Yale University under Dr. Michael Caplan. Her Ph.D. focused on protein trafficking and the molecular mechanisms underlying Polycystic Kidney Disease.
University of California, Berkeley, B.A., Biology, 2008
Bar and Court Admissions
BAR ADMISSIONS
Massachusetts
COURT ADMISSIONS
U.S. Patent & Trademark Office (Agency)
Honors & Involvement
HONORS
Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch - Intellectual Property Law (2026) and Patent Law (2026)
World Intellectual Property Review, WIPR Leaders (2024)
Other Publications
Gilder AL, Chapin HC, Padovano V, Hueschen CL, Rajendran V, Caplan MJ. “Newly synthesized polycystin-1 takes different trafficking pathways to the apical and ciliary membranes.”Traffic. 2018 Dec;19(12):933-945.
Gilder AL, Chapin HC, Hueschen C, Caplan MJ. “Role of Calcineurin in Polycystin Protein Trafficking to the Primary Cilium in LLCPK Cells.” FASEB J 26: 868.3, 2012.
Gilder AL, Hannibal RL, Patel NH. “Comparative Analysis of Regulatory Elements Associated with snail in Parhyale hawaiensis and Drosophila melanogaster.” Dev Biol 331: A104, 2009.
Slawecki CJ, Gilder AL, Roth J, Ehlers CL. “Increased Anxiety-like Behavior in Adult Rats Exposed to Nicotine as Adolescents”. Pharmacol Biochem Behav. 2003 May;75(2):355-61.
Slawecki CJ, Roth J, Gilder AL, Ehlers CL. “Neurobehavioral Profiles During the Acute Phase of Ethanol Withdrawal in Adolescent and Adult Sprague-Dawley Rats”. Behav Brain Res. 2006 June; 170(1):41-51.
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