Pollozi

Shejla Pollozi, Ph.D.

Patent Agent
New York

I leverage my interdisciplinary technical expertise to support clients in protecting their various innovations

Shejla Pollozi is a patent agent with a Ph.D. in inorganic chemistry and nanoscience. Her technical expertise includes the design of supramolecular assemblies and evaluation of charge transport in peptide materials. 

Prior to joining Foley Hoag, Shejla served as a senior associate at a life science strategy consulting firm. She obtained her Ph.D. from CUNY Graduate Center under the supervision of Dr. Donna McGregor and Dr. Rein Ulijn. Her research focused on the synthesis and characterization of short peptides for fuel cell membranes. 

Education

  • CUNY Graduate Center, Ph.D., M.Phil., Chemistry, 2023
  • Sarah Lawrence College, B.A., Liberal Arts, 2015
     

Languages

  • Albanian

Other Publications

  • Pollozi S, Haddad I, Tyagi A, Mills P, McGregor D. ACS Symposium Series. 2019;1322(3):35-53. 
  • Pollozi S, Xie S, Sachar S. On policy and regulation of clinical trials. MIT Sci Pol Review. 2021;2(1):123–126. 
     

Honors & Involvement

HONORS
  • NSF CREST IDEALS Fellow (2019-2022)
  • CUNY Doctoral Student Research Fellowship (2020)
  • AAAS Emerging Researchers National Conference – 1st place in Chemistry Presentations (2020)