{"id":426,"date":"2026-05-21T16:02:17","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T16:02:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.research.ucf.edu\/tech-transfer\/?post_type=person&#038;p=426"},"modified":"2026-07-09T18:23:04","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T18:23:04","slug":"christina-kittipatarin-ph-d","status":"publish","type":"person","link":"https:\/\/www.research.ucf.edu\/tech-transfer\/person\/christina-kittipatarin-ph-d\/","title":{"rendered":"Christina Kittipatarin, Ph.D."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:30%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group align-center\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.research.ucf.edu\/tech-transfer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2026\/05\/ChristinaKittipatarin.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-427\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.8722697885724271;width:274px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"py-2 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:22px\"><strong>Business Development Lead, Life Sciences<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-button\">\n\t<a\n\t\thref=\"mailto:ChristinaK@ucf.edu\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"btn mb-2 btn-primary\"\n\t>\n\t\tEmail\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-button\">\n\t<a\n\t\thref=\"tel:(407)882-0591\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"btn mb-2 btn-primary\"\n\t>\n\t\tPhone\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:70%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px\">Christina leads business development efforts at the Office of Technology Transfer. 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