Sarah Ryter is a Laboratory Expert at the Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine since April 2022, focusing on outbreak preparedness and response with responsibilities that include establishing sequencing capacity in Sub-Saharan Africa, optimizing nanopore sequencing protocols, and conducting bioinformatic analysis of sequencing data. Prior to this, Sarah worked as a Laboratory Technician at Spiez Laboratory from August 2017 to March 2022, specializing in research and analysis of highly pathogenic agents, where duties included biosafety containment work and the development of molecular diagnostics methods. Earlier experience includes a role at CSL Behring from August 2013 to December 2016 supporting R&D operations and various laboratory techniques during an apprenticeship resulting in a Senior Scientific Laboratory Technician degree. Education includes a Biology Technician/Biotechnology Laboratory Technician diploma from gibb Berufsfachschule Bern.