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Sara Spitzer has a diverse work experience in the field of biosciences. Sara is currently working as an Associate Scientist at TwinStrand Biosciences since June 2023. Prior to this, they worked as an Associate Scientist at Bristol Myers Squibb from January 2023 to April 2023. Sara also has experience at TwinStrand Biosciences, where they worked as a Research Technician II in Biochemistry and Genomic Technology from August 2021 to October 2022. Before that, they were a Sr. Research Associate at Epic Sciences from March 2021 to July 2021.

Sara's earlier experience includes working at Illumina as an Associate Scientist I in Emerging Applications from March 2019 to March 2021 and as a Research Associate II in the Sequencing Core Lab from December 2016 to March 2019. Sara also worked as a Staff Research Associate I at UC San Diego, Stem Cell Genomics Core from March 2016 to December 2016.

Their early career involved roles as a Cell Biology Lab Assistant at Singh-Cundy Lab from September 2015 to December 2015, where they conducted experiments and maintained lab equipment, and as a Microbiology Research Associate at Moyer Lab from June 2015 to December 2015, where they conducted metagenomics research on hydrothermal vent bacteria.

Sara's work experience also includes being a Lead Research Scientist at Acevedo and Schwarz Labs from September 2014 to December 2015. In this role, they studied the diet preferences of male and female harbor seals using molecular approaches and presented their findings at a scientific conference. Sara was also a second author on a paper published in Ecology and Evolution.

Overall, Sara Spitzer has gained substantial experience in various research and scientific roles throughout their career.

Sara Spitzer attended Troy High School from 2007 to 2011, where they obtained a High School Diploma with a focus on Troy Tech/IB. Following their high school education, they enrolled at Western Washington University from 2011 to 2015. During their time there, they earned a Bachelor's of Science degree in Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology. Additionally, in January 2011, Sara obtained a certification as a Rescue Scuba Diver from PADI.