She received her PhD in biomolecular chemistry from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and completed her postdoctoral training in clinical chemistry at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. She is board certified by the American Board of Clinical Chemistry and is a fellow of the National Academy of Clinical Biochemistry. Dr. Korpi-Steiner serves as chair for the SYCL360 subcommittee and is a member of the SYCL committee.