Summary
Kathryn Hensler is a marine biotechnology and conservation biology specialist with 11 years of experience blending field research, lab-based molecular work, and community-facing healthcare coordination. After a Fulbright predoctoral research year studying fan mussel growth in Spain, she completed an MS researching alternative splicing in zebrafish and gained hands-on metagenomics and R/Bash data skills at CNB-CSIC. She has practical aquaculture and ecological monitoring experience—from phytoplankton bioreactors and RAS shellfish conditioning to GIS water-quality analyses—and now applies that attention to detail as a Patient Care Coordinator for the WIC program. Comfortable switching between bench science and program delivery, Kathryn brings a rare combination of experimental rigor, data literacy, and public-health empathy informed by international research placements.
11 years of coding experience
The Peddie School
Master of Science - MS, Marine Biotechnology, Master of Science - MS, Marine Biotechnology at Universidad Católica de Valencia San Vicente Mártir
Bachelor of Arts - BA, Environmental Studies - Conservation Biology, Bachelor of Arts - BA, Environmental Studies - Conservation Biology at Washington and Lee University
Spanish