PhD in Microbiology focused on profiling host-pathogen interactions during infections via dual RNAsequencing from the Helmholtz Center for Infection Research, Brunswick, Germany PostDoc at Washington University in St. Louis, School of Medicine with a focus on strain-tracking pathogens in the human (gut) microbiome during colonization and infection Joined Quest Diagnostics in September 2022 as a Senior Scientist working on NGS assay development (RNAseq/Exome/Panels) Associate Director, Science since September 2024 leading projects with a focus on assessing and integrating new technologies into Quest's Molecular Genomics portfolio.