Laura Sanchez is an associate professor, chemistry and biochemistry, at University of California, Santa Cruz.
“Dr. Sanchez was chosen based on her outstanding research program applying cutting-edge mass spectrometry techniques, including imaging mass spectrometry, to study pathogens in vitro and in host tissues,” says ACS Infectious Diseases Editor-in-Chief Courtney C. Aldrich. “Her work to understand how bacteria use small-molecules to colonize the host as well as her research program to understand biofilm formation were deemed highly impactful by the review committee.”