Prior to this position, she worked as a Senior Staff Fellow at the U. S. Food and Drug Administration. She has background in molecular biology, cell biology, microbiology and regulatory affairs. Her research interests include science policy and regulations, testing of antibody-based lateral wicking methods for detection of bacteria, use for detection of coliforms in water samples, determination of sensitivity and specificity for such methods, cell cycle regulation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, the G1/S phase transition, Cdc7/Dbf4 kinase, and response of S. cerevisiae to genotoxic stress.