R&D Scientist
Quest Diagnostics
Natalie Williams, Ph.D, is a Scientist at Quest Diagnostics. Natalie attended University of California, Riverside where she obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Plant Biology. Subsequently, she completed her MS degree at UC Riverside, researching molecular plant immunity. Dr. Williams attended Bielefeld University in Germany and obtained her doctorate degree where she studied the molecular regulation of the plant circadian clock and the timing of flowering. After moving back to the US, Natalie left academia and pursued an R&D assay development position at Quest, where she has worked for the last two years. Her technical focus is next generation sequencing for detecting hematological malignancies. She enjoys fitness, traveling, and the company of her two cats on her free time.