Hanna is an MIT-trained Biomedical Engineering PhD and a registered patent attorney with a background in molecular biology, genetics, and immunology. Her practice focuses on patent prosecution, various due diligence counseling, and strategic portfolio management/development, primarily for clients in the biotech, pharmaceutical, and medical technology industries. 

Hanna’s PhD research included reprogramming stem cells, formulating small interfering RNA (siRNA) delivery vehicles, incorporating pathogen mechanisms as a protective shield against biomaterials, and characterizing pathogen recognition receptor responses against biomaterials for cell encapsulation. As a PhD student at MIT, Hanna received a Gilliam Fellowship for Advanced Study from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.

Hanna received her JD at Berkeley Law with a concentration on intellectual property law.