Ms Christine Gatt obtained her B Sc in Medical Laboratory Science in 2005. Her research focused on determining the optimum conditions for the isolation of Neisseria gonorrhoeae, where as a result, sampling and culturing of genitourinary specimens have been changed and optimised. She then started working as a biomedical scientist at the Bacteriology Lab at Mater Dei Hospital in 2007, where she is still working to this day. In 2017, she obtained a Masters Degree in Biomedical Science specialising in Medical Microbiology with the University of Ulster. She focused her research on the optimum identification and sensitivity testing of Campylobacter spp. With this research, PCR testing from stool samples was introduced at Mater Dei Hospital. In 2019, she was elected as the MABS (Malta Association of Biomedical Scientists) General Secretary, a position she holds to this day. In 2020, she started her PhD in Applied Biomedical Science at the University of Malta, where she is focusing her research on the microbiome of diabetic foot ulcers.