Anna’s career path has been very international, starting with undergraduate studies in Physics at Freiburg University and Zoology at Oxford University, followed by a PhD from Princeton Unversity in Ecology and Evolution, and a postdoctoral position at the University of Groningen. Anna and her lab group study disease ecology and eco-immunology in free-ranging mammal populations ranging from deer mice in Oregon to African lions and buffalo. Anna enjoys mentoring graduate, veterinary and undergraduate students, and teaches courses in veterinary epidemiology and disease ecology. Anna has a husband, a 9-yr old daughter, 7 and 2-yr old sons, and two geriatric dogs; she loves outdoor adventures, running and riding; and dabbles in farming and local food production. Obviously, balancing career, family and personal sanity is the central challenge in Anna’s life.