Katarina Robinson

Katarina Robinson has a long and varied work experience. Katarina started their career in 2008 as a Fitting Room Assistant at Barneys New York, where they kept the fitting rooms clean, restocked the floor, and completed inventory reports. Katarina also completed merchandise transfers and out-of-state customer orders. In 2009, they began working at Oakland University as a Teaching Assistant, where they supervised lab students and taught basic lab techniques. Katarina also worked as a Research Assistant for Dr. Shailesh Lal, where they received the Provost undergraduate research grant and two travel awards for presentations of their work at conferences. In 2010, they worked as a Patient Sitter and Home Support Aide I at Crittenton Home Care. In 2011, they worked as a Garden Store Sales Assistant at Bordine Nursery, where they helped set up patio furniture, assisted costumers with finding merchandise, and answered questions on how to best care for and treat diseased plants. From 2013 to 2015, they worked at the University of Michigan as a Research Assistant for Dr. Geeta Mehta and was appointed safety officer for the lab. Katarina was also a Research Assistant for the Laboratory for Innovation in Global Health Technology (LiGHT) with Dr. Kathleen Sienko. Katarina worked as a biomedical engineering intern to analyze commercially available medical devices designed for low resource nations. From 2015 to 2022, they worked at Progenity, Inc., where they held the roles of Scientist II, Senior Research Associate, Research Associate II, and Research Associate. Katarina is currently working as a Laboratory Automation Engineer at Strata Oncology.

Katarina Robinson began their educational journey at Avondale High School, where they graduated in 2008. Katarina then went on to Oakland University, where they earned a Bachelor's Degree in Engineering Biology in 2012. In 2013, they began their Master's Degree in Biomedical Engineering, with a concentration in Biomechanics, at the University of Michigan - Rackham Graduate School. Katarina completed their degree in 2014.