Dr. Sabine Pellett is a Senior Scientist in the Department of Bacteriology and a Research Associate Professor of the Food Research Institute at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. She received her B.S. degree in Biology from the University of Heidelberg in 1995, her M.A. degree in Biology from Portland State University, Oregon, in 1997, and her Ph.D. in Molecular and Environmental Toxicology from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 2004. Dr. Pellett has authored or co-authored over 70 peer-reviewed publications on botulinum neurotoxins and has been the recipient of numerous NIH research grants. She has a strong network of collaborators and serves on a number of important advisory panels. Her research interests include food safety, the characterization of botulinum subtypes, the control of neurotoxin expression in C. botulinum bacteria, the discovery of countermeasures for botulism, including recombinant protein vaccines and small-molecule inhibitors, and the development of novel toxin-based pharmaceuticals. Dr. Pellett is a member of the American Society of Microbiologists and serves on the board of directors of the International Neurotoxin Association.