Kristin Caruana Scott, PhD.

Dr. Kristin Caruana Scott has a diverse work experience in the research and academic field spanning over 20 years. Kristin is currently serving as the VP of Research and Lead Writer at Grant Engine, where they have successfully secured non-dilutive funding of over $26 million for clients through SBIR/STTR grant and contract proposals. Prior to their current role, Dr. Scott worked as an Adjunct Research Professor at Duke University Medical Center from 2017 to 2021. During this time, they collaborated with the Department of Electrical Engineering to develop innovative digital microbiofluidic devices funded by the NSF. Kristin also worked on projects supported by the Army Research Office (ARO) to develop technologies for detecting and preventing attacks on biomolecular assays. Before joining Duke University Medical Center, Dr. Scott was an Assistant Research Professor at Duke University from 2008 to 2017, where their research focused on the packaging and organization of DNA into chromatin and its impact on gene expression and genome stability. Prior to their time at Duke University, they held research positions as a Research Scientist at Duke University Medical Center from 2003 to 2008, a Postdoctoral Fellow at Case Western Reserve University from 2000 to 2003, and a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Medical Research Council from 1998 to 2000.

Dr. Kristin Caruana Scott began their education by earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Molecular Biology from Grove City College between the years 1988 and 1992. Kristin then pursued further education and obtained a Ph.D. in Biochemistry from the University of Iowa, completing their studies from 1992 to 1998. Following their Ph.D., they engaged in post-doctoral research at the Medical Research Council, Human Genetic Unit in Edinburgh, UK from 1999 to 2000.