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Alexandra is a Science Leader in Nucleic Acid Innovation within the Nucleic Acid Research Group at LGC, the designated National Measurement Institute for chemical and bioanalytical measurements in the UK. Since joining in 2009, her research has focused on the use of digital PCR in a wide range of applications that include quantification and detection of DNA associated with microorganisms and antimicrobial resistance, and detection of copy number variation and rare sequences in cancer. Other areas of research have involved the use of dPCR as a method development tool to investigate sampling bias or reverse transcription efficiencies. Her current area of interest is in synthetic biology and investigating how dPCR can be used in this rapidly expanding field. She has extensive practical experience using different dPCR platforms and has giving a number of presentations at conferences and workshops on the experimental and analytical considerations needed for dPCR.