Journal of Stem Cell Research & Therapy

Nancy A Reichert

Biography

Reichert began her undergraduate studies at the University of Wisconsin at Madison in nursing, a family profession. However, her strong interest in the sciences — and arguably stronger aversion to needles — steered her out of the hospital and into the lab.“I took an elementary bacteriology course shortly after I decided I couldn’t be a nurse, and everything just clicked,” she said. “Bacteriology was so fascinating to me, so I changed my major.”Bacteriology bachelor’s in hand, Reichert pursued her postgraduate goal: to work in quality control at a food processing facility. However, the less-than-welcoming job market had other plans,