Dr Kelly Hill is a molecular biologist working with both the entomology and the plant pathology groups within SARDI located at Urrbrae, South Australia. Kelly completed her PhD through the University of Adelaide and CSIRO in 2009 working in the area of assay and biosensor development focussed on a group of physiologically and pharmacologically important human cell surface receptors. Since then, Kelly has worked on a number of projects at SARDI ranging from insect olfaction to fungal diagnostics. In her current role within the Molecular Diagnostic subprogram Dr Hill contributes to a wide range of projects involving molecular diagnostics, high throughput sequencing (Illumina & Nanopore), bioinformatics and qPCR assay design and validation.