QinQin is a Postdoctoral Fellow interested in understanding how and why pathogens evolve, what effect this has for disease spread, and what interventions can slow the spread of disease. Her current work is on the evolutionary dynamics of N. gonorrhoeae in response to pressures from the host adaptive immune system and equity in wastewater monitoring. QinQin completed her PhD in biophysics at UC Berkeley where she studied the role of spatial structure and stochasticity in microbial evolution. She completed her undergraduate degree in experimental physics at MIT. Outside of research, QinQin has interests in policy, education, and science communication. Her previous policy work includes assessing the progress of countries’ national action plans on antimicrobial resistance in sub-Saharan Africa with the Center for Disease Dynamics Economics and Policy (now the One Health Trust). Before starting her PhD, she spent one year developing an affordable science teaching lab model in Rwanda with the university program Kepler. Outside of work she enjoys hiking, traveling, food, and music.
