I am a postdoctoral research at Duke university in Durham, North Carolina. I did my graduate training at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, TX. My background as a scientist is very diverse, I was trained as a biophysicist/biochemist during my graduate career. I am trained to look at a biological problem as a biochemist but my graduate degree and formal academic training is in molecular microbiology. This gives me a special advantage, because I also understand how microbes behave. Having this knowledge I can apply multidisciplinary tools into my research projects and go beyond the scope of a traditional research program. Currently my in my postdoctoral training I am seeking additional knowledge in bacterial genetics that would further complement the set of skills I have.