Tuesday Simmons

Tuesday Simmons has a diverse work experience in the field of science. Tuesday currently works as a Science Writer at Trace Genomics since April 2022. Prior to this, they were a Senior Scientist at Root Applied Sciences from May 2021 to April 2022. Before that, they worked as an Applications Scientist at GALT: General Automation Lab Technologies, Inc from August 2020 to April 2021, where they designed and developed workflows for microbial isolation and cultivation. Tuesday also has research experience as a Graduate Student Researcher at the University of California, Berkeley from August 2015 to August 2020, focusing on investigating the role of Actinobacteria in drought-stressed crop plants. Their undergraduate research experiences include working as a Student Researcher and Learning Assistant at Marshall University from August 2012 to May 2015, and as a Student Researcher at Oregon State University through NSF's REU program in the summer of 2014.

Tuesday Simmons completed their Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in Microbiology and Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from Marshall University in the years 2011 to 2015. Tuesday then pursued a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Microbiology, General from the University of California, Berkeley, which they completed from 2015 to 2020.