Tara Essock-Burns

Tara Essock-Burns, PhD, is a scientist specializing in microscopy at Arcadia Science, where responsibilities include managing the Microscopy Core Facility since November 2022. Prior to this role, Tara served as a Research Associate at the Carnegie Institution for Science, focusing on cross-functional project management. Tara's academic background includes significant research on microbiota and its benefits to human health while working as an Assistant Researcher and Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Tara holds a PhD in Marine Sciences from Duke University, where research concentrated on the biochemical strategies of marine invertebrates to control surface microbes, and an undergraduate degree in Biology from Emory University.