Julia Deisinger, Ph.D.
Position: Postdoctoral Fellow
About: Julia hails from across the pond in Germany, and obtained her M.Sc. and Ph.D. training at the University of Bonn. Her graduate work characterized and coordinated cell wall and capsule biosynthesis in Staphylococcus aureus, while also elucidating MOAs of novel natural product antibiotics. For her postdoc in the Brown lab she ventured into new territories: she is currently investigating the therapeutic potential of fungal natural products using high-content microscopy with human cells, and she has jumped in at the deep end of data science, using advanced image analysis and computational techniques (including machine learning and deep learning) to further her research. When not hunched in front of a microscope in the lab, Julia can be found collecting various gnomes and trolls, adding to her "Wertvolle Sammlung". Julia's collection was voted "most enthusiastic" in the 2022 Hamilton Troll Collector's Show which had more than 6 people in attendance. When not hunting for collectables, Julia can be found riding her bike, listening to vinyls, preferably post-doom metal, and cooking up a storm.
