Dr. Denk currently holds the Veterinary Pathology position at SeaWorld Yas Island and is responsible for all aspects of the pathology service catering for the extensive park collection and affiliated Yas SeaWorld Research and Rescue Centre. Prior to her current role she held a tenure-track assistant professor position at the Department of Veterinary Pathology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich. Dr. Denk graduated from Munich Veterinary School in 2006 and completed her pathology residency at Liverpool University. Between 2011 and 2021, Dr. Denk worked as a veterinary pathologists, specialising in zoo, exotic and aquatic animal species, for the International Zoo Veterinary Group, UK. She is a Diplomate of the European College of Veterinary Pathologists and an RCVS Recognised Specialist in Zoo and Wildlife Veterinary Pathology. Her research focus includes infectious and neoplastic diseases in a range of species, with a special interest in diseases of penguins and elephants, reflected in her roles as a penguin TAG veterinary advisor and EEHV pathology advisor. Dr. Denk has published numerous scientific articles, two book chapters and regularly presents at scientific meetings in the field. She is a member of the ECVP, ESVP, EAZWV, DVG-WZG, and ISVD. Her poster "Five cases of gastric pneumatosis in black and white ruffed lemurs (Varecia variegata)” won the ECVP congress poster price in 2019.