She has developed a broad background in biochemistry and cell biology and has worked extensively with the Phlpp1 knockout in mice to prepare for this study on human articular cartilage. Bradley earned her PhD in Biochemistry at the Mayo Clinic in 2008 and served in fellowship and research positions at the University of Connecticut, Mayo Clinic, and the University of Minnesota before becoming a faculty professor at Mayo. She also earned many distinctions, particularly the K01 award for evaluating the effects of Phlpp1 on cartilage development from the National Institute of Health (NIH).