I graduated with a BVSc in Veterinary Science from the University of Bristol in 2014. After two years in veterinary practice in Colombia, I returned to the UK to complete a BBSRC funded PhD exploring the development of the chicken intestinal microbiome with a view to informing the use of probiotics in poultry. This experience in bioinformatics led to collaborations exploring the role of the microbiome in diseases such as marmoset wasting syndrome and contagious ovine digital dermatitis. Subsequently, I completed a residency in anatomic veterinary pathology at the University of Liverpool. I currently work as a veterinary pathologist at Scotland's Rural College mainly working in farm animal diagnostics and disease surveillance.