Betsy first joined Duke MGM in the medical mycology lab of Dr. Thomas Mitchell. Drawing on her previous molecular virology research experience, she contributed to the development of methods to genotype medically important fungal pathogens and correlate Cryptococcus neoformans genotypes with pathobiological phenotypes. 20 years later, after taking time away to pursue a professional riding career, she rejoined Duke in Dr. Andrew Alspaugh's fungal genetics lab and Dr. Steve Taylor's malaria lab. During her years with the Malaria Collaboratory, she contributed to the molecular characterization of Plasmodium falciparum growth in sickle-trait cells, the molecular epidemiology of P. falciparum transmission in Western Kenya, and malaria chemoprevention trials. She is excited to have now joined Dr. Erica Washington's lab and to have the opportunity to contribute to the characterization of proteins required for pathogenic fungi to adapt to growth in their infected host. Betsy lives with her husband, Bruce, on the Chatham county horse farm that they built, and their daughter, Rachel, is in graduate school. Outside the lab, Betsy enjoys landscaping, hiking, farm labor, and of course, riding.