ABOUT ME
My first real contact with science in the everyday world was in a lab at the State Hygienic Laboratory in Iowa. I was a lab assistant – technically I was working in the accessioning lab, receiving, logging, and documenting incoming biological specimens.
Me working at the State Hygienic Lab, circa 2013.
Doing this work part-time while I was studying Linguistics at the University of Iowa, I came to genuinely enjoy it. In the part of the lab where I worked, the samples would come in in waves, so there were more relaxed times when I would rub elbows with the actual scientists and ask lots of questions about the diagnostic and biological processes.
I loved learning about the science behind everything, but I also knew that the bench wasn't where I was meant to be. I was more interested in telling people about the science than doing it myself.
That job, combined with a few other professional and personal experiences, led me to joining a diagnostics company as a copywriter and editor in 2018. Suddenly I was embedded in a world of in-vitro diagnostics and medical technology, writing for clinicians, lab managers, patients, and everyone in between. It turned out that not having a traditional science background wasn't a hindrance, especially when you get to work with amazing specialists. The specialists are necessary, but so is someone who translates and breaks down the innovations for people are making decisions, many times people who are not specialists themselves.
ALL TECH AND NO PLAY?
Outside of MedTech work, I co-founded BBA Community, an international women's network in Germany.
MY OTHER WORK
Sh*t Happens Night 2026. Photo by Livia Tamaska Photography.
BBA Community Book Club, organized by me.I also co-run a regular event series in Hamburg called Music Bingo. Community events 2-3x per month as well as private corporate bookings.
Innovation deserves to be understood.
Got a project in mind? The next great technology? Let’s talk. I love jumping into fresh projects, and getting great ideas out into the world.