Catherine is a molecular biologist at Fera involved in the development of a National Pesticide Resistance Management Unit for CHAP (Centre for Crop Health and Protection), researching the mechanisms involved in fungicide and pesticide resistance, designing molecular detection assays and methodologies for laboratory (Next Generation Sequencing and PCR) and in-field testing (LAMP and PCR). Catherine has extensive experience in designing, optimising and validating molecular detection methods for a wide range of pests and pathogens specialising in in-field detection. Catherine is also an experience microbiologist starting her career at Fera in the Food microbiology team.