Olga Korolkova, Ph.D., is a staff scientist at the CRISALIS Core facility at Meharry Medical College. She obtained her Ph.D. degree in immunology in 2011 from the Novosibirsk Institute of Immunology. She also has a background in genetic engineering and virology research. During her postdoctoral training at the Meharry Medical College and at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center, her research emphasis and interest were in the molecular pathways of diseases with the aim of improving current diagnostics and or treatment strategies. She is currently a staff scientist at the Meharry RCMI Research Capacity Core (MRRCC) laboratory.