About

Natascha holds a B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from UC Davis and Ph.D. in Biology from the University of Miami. Her doctoral work focused on identifying and characterizing viral infections in bacteria on coral reefs and in anoxic lakes using multiomics approaches and proximity ligation. As a postdoctoral researcher, she is expanding her focus to include the role of eukaryotic viral infections in Moorean coral reefs, while integrating outreach and collaboration with Indigenous communities.