She did her Bachelors and PhD, both in microbiology at the University of Dublin, Trinity College in Ireland. She did her postdoctoral training at New York Medical College, the University of Mississippi Medical Centre and New York University. She currently has assistant research scientist status at the Skirball Institute of NYU Langone Medical Center and is an adjunct instructor of bioinformatics at NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering. Her research focuses on the genomics of Staphylococcus aureus, and the role of mobile DNA, biofilm production and antibiotic resistance in clinical and environmental strains of Staphylococci. She is also interested in pedagogical research in the area of student reading skills in STEM disciplines and peer led team learning in Biology. Bernadette So, PhD