Jodie Rutherford joined the firm in 2001 after graduating from Imperial College London in 1998 with a First Class Honours Degree in Biology. She was subsequently awarded her PhD for research into cancer prone families and the p53 gene, which was carried out at St Thomas' Hospital (King's College London). Jodie has the Certificate in Intellectual Property Law from Queen Mary College, University of London. Registered Patent Attorney, European Patent Attorney.