Zachary Nora (Kemmerer)

Zachary Kemmerer, Ph.D., is a Patent Agent and Scientific Analyst at Morrison Foerster since September 2021. Concurrently, Zachary serves as a Mindset Coach at Wrestling Mindset, providing systematic mindset training to athletes. Previous experience includes Project Director at Usona Institute for the Porta Sophia initiative, focusing on developing a comprehensive prior art repository in psychedelics, and consulting to support innovation around psychedelic treatments for depression. Academic roles include Research Associate and Graduate Research Assistant at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, with a focus on mitochondrial proteins and the Nrf2 transcription factor during earlier research positions at Villanova University and the University of Pennsylvania. Zachary possesses advanced degrees in Biochemistry, Chemistry, and a background in medicinal chemistry from experiences with Merck and other research institutions.