Catherine Potenski
Catherine J. Potenski is an American microbiologist and the editor in chief of "Nature Genetics". Education. Potenski obtained a PhD in microbiology from New York University School of Medicine for her research on Q/N-rich protein aggregates and prions in the yeast model system. Career. Potenski did five years of postdoctoral research on mechanisms of ribonucleotide-induced DNA damage in yeast working with Rüdiger Klein. In 2015 she joined "Nature Genetics", and was promoted to editor in chief in 2019.