Kerstin Williams

Kerstin Williams has a diverse work experience, starting with their current role as a Stroke Support Coordinator at the Stroke Association since May 2019. Prior to this, they worked as a Research Fellow at the University of Surrey from April 2014 to February 2017, where they focused on investigating nitrogen metabolism of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and developing a recombinant BCG vaccine and diagnostic skin test for TB control in cattle. Before that, they worked as a Research Fellow at Imperial College London from October 2005 to October 2013, where they optimized systems biology approaches to study the global response of mycobacteria to nitrogen stress and developed conditional gene silencing tools to study gene essentiality in Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Earlier in their career, from 2001 to 2005, they worked as a Senior Molecular Microbiologist at Arrow Therapeutics and from 1999 to 2001, they were a Research Fellow at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. Kerstin also has experience as a Research Fellow at Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry from 1997 to 1999.

Kerstin Williams pursued their education at the University of Birmingham. From 1991 to 1994, they completed their undergraduate studies and obtained a Bsc (Hons) in Biochemistry. Following this, they continued their education at the same institution and earned a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in Microbiology, General from 1994 to 1997. Apart from their formal education, Kerstin also has additional certifications, including a Graduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching, an Introductory Certificate in Management (Level 3) from the Chartered Management Institute, and a National General Certificate in Occupational Safety and Health (Level 3) from NEBOSH. The specific institutions and years in which they obtained these certifications are not provided.