Heather Brown-Harding received her B.S. and Ph.D. in Microbiology & Immunology from the University of Rochester and the University of Florida, respectively. She exited academia for two years to work at Carl Zeiss Microscopy, before returning to research. Dr. Brown-Harding is the Assistant Director and Graduate Faculty in the Biology Department at Wake Forest University. She has used her passion for microscopes to study host-pathogen interaction. Her lab currently focuses on sample preparation, imaging, and analysis techniques to better understand the obligate intracellular pathogen Chlamydia. Dr. Brown-Harding is passionate about helping others improve their microscopy skills, and she used this passion for founding the company Expert Microscopy.
Scientific field: Cell biology, Microbiology
Microscopy background: Optical System Development
Posted by Heather Brown-Harding, on 7 July 2020