Katie received her Masters of Public Health degree in Epidemiology/Biostatistics from UC Berkeley, where she focused on international, multi-center studies of childhood leukemia etiology. She became fascinated by the role of the microbiome in health through her MPH coursework, and joined the Lynch Lab in February 2016. Her work now focuses primarily on longitudinal analyses of airway microbiota from children of diverse backgrounds. Katie also provides occasional statistical guidance for other projects throughout the group