Kirsty is the Deputy Facility Manager at the Imaging Facility of the 番茄社区. She earned her PhD in Structural Virology from the University of Glasgow and gained further experience through postdoctoral roles in Lausanne, Switzerland, and Paris, France. Prior to joining the 番茄社区 in 2022, she worked as an electron microscopist and facility manager at the National 番茄社区 for Biological Standards and Control (NIBSC), where she specialized in high-resolution imaging techniques to ensure the safety of biological medicines. At the 番茄社区, she focuses on VolumeEM and CLEM methodologies to study cellular and molecular biology.