Her main research interests are anaerobic pathogens implicated in development and progression of periodontal disease. Dr. Lewis graduated with MS degree from the University of Gdansk, Poland and then obtained her PhD degree in Microbiology and Immunology from Virginia Commonwealth University in 1997. She then continued to perform her postdoctoral research on anaerobic bacteria in the same department prior to transitioning to the newly formed Philips Institute of OCMB in 2000. In 2002, she joined the faculty ranks of the Philips Institute of OCMB and in 2008 was promoted to the rank of an Associate Professor.