Saskia studied biology at Imperial College London before undertaking a MSc in Epidemiology, followed by a PhD at the MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis. Her PhD focuses on the impact novel diagnostics may have on infectious disease epidemics, specifically tuberculosis and COVID-19.

At Bactobio, Saskia is working on developing the database and strengthening the feedback loop between data and laboratory experiments.

Outside of the office, Saskia’s main interest is triathlons.