Dr. Stein received his J.D. from the University of Utah, S.J. Quinney College of Law, and holds a Ph.D. in Neurobiology and Behavior from the University of Washington. He also holds a Bachelor of Arts in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from Reed College.

Prior to attending graduate school, Dr. Stein studied the molecular mechanics of membrane transport proteins, including excitatory amino acid transporters and nucleoside transporters from Leishmania donovani. Dr. Stein's doctoral dissertation concerned the molecular mechanism of hyperalgesia, and specifically revealed that phospholipid signaling mediated by PI3K recruits new pain-sensitive ion channels to the cell membrane in nociceptive neurons exposed to nerve growth factor. As a post-doctoral fellow, Dr. Stein investigated the directed differentiation of human embryonic stem cells into functional cardiomyocytes.

Prior Professional Experience
• Post-doctoral fellow, LaFlamme lab, University of Washington
• Research assistant, Kavanaugh lab, Vollum Institute, Oregon Health Sciences University

Education
• University of Utah, S.J. Quinney College of Law, J.D.
• University of Washington, Seattle, Ph.D.
• Reed College, B.A.

Bar Admissions
• Utah State Bar
• U.S. Patent & Trademark Office

Court Admissions
• Utah Supreme Court
• U.S. District Court, for the District of Utah

Community and Professional Organizations
• American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA)

Publications
• Stein, Ufret-Vincenty, Hua, Santana, and Gordon (2006) "Phosphoinositide 3-kinase binds to TRPV1 and mediates NGF-stimulated TRPV1 trafficking to the plasma membrane." J. Gen. Physiol. 128(5):509-22.
• Stein, Vaseduvan, Carter, Ullman, Landfear, and Kavanaugh (2003) "Equilibrative nucleoside transporter family members from Leishmania donovani are electrogenic proton symporters." J. Biol. Chem. 278(37):35127-34.

Academic Competitions
• National Giles Rich Intellectual Property Law Moot Court, Semi-finalist
• Western Regional Giles Rich Intellectual Property Law Moot Court, Champion
• Giles Rich Intellectual Property Law Moot Court, U. of Utah Intramurals, Champion
• Traynor Moot Court Western Regional Competition, U. of Utah Representative
• Traynor Moot Court Intramural Competition, 2nd Place
• Western Regional Giles Rich Intellectual Property Law Moot Court, University of Utah Representative