Tyler Newton is an assistant technology manager in the UT Research Foundation’s Knoxville office, where he focuses on the commercialization of technologies developed from inventors in the UT Institute of Agriculture and other STEM-based departments at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Before joining UTRF, Tyler was a Graduate Research Assistant in the research group of (read more)
James Parrett
Dr. James Parrett is Staff Attorney at the University of Tennessee Research Foundation (UTRF). He is responsible for managing and licensing university technology, as well as preparing and reviewing research-related contracts, such as material transfer, research and confidentiality agreements. Although he works at UTRF’s UT Health Science Center office in Memphis, he provides legal support (read more)
Samantha Jeffers
Samantha Jeffers is a Certified Public Accountant and Budget Director at UTRF. Samantha manages a support staff of three and is responsible for overseeing all the accounting functions. Samantha also plays an important role in consolidating UTRF’s activities with its subsidiaries and other projects. Prior to joining UTRF, Samantha enjoyed working in public accounting. During (read more)