Echo completed her bachelor's degree in food science at UW-Madison, then joined NC State University to study probiotics using CRISPR-based technologies in 2017. Currently a Ph.D. candidate in the Functional Genomics program, she's an innovative microbial genetic scientist leading scientific discoveries and collaborations with both academic and industrial partners. She has a proven track record of scientific publications and intellectual property development. She also serves as an ad-hoc peer reviewer for several journals such as Scientific Reports, mSphere, Frontiers in Microbiology, and others.