She obtained her Ph.D. at the University of Southampton, UK (working in conjunction with the Natural History Museum, London), followed by subsequent postdoctoral appointments at the University of New Hampshire and the University of California, Davis. Her research uses environmental genomics and computational biology tools to explore the biodiversity of microbial eukaryotes in diverse habitats, with an emphasis on free-living nematodes in deep-sea sediments. Aside from research, she is heavily involved in science communication and social media, serving as Associate Editor for the popular marine blog Deep-Sea News (http://deepseanews.com) and maintaining an active presence on Twitter (@hollybik). Full details of Holly's research program and outreach efforts can be found on her lab website: http://biklab.github.io