Personnel

Mary Boyle attended Saint Louis University where she graduated from the School of Nursing with a BSN and an MSN in the Nursing of Children. She is a certified clinical research coordinator (CCRC). She has worked as a research coordinator at Washington University for over 20 years. She has three children and likes to run, swim, practice yoga and hike at National Parks.

Lisa Richardson graduated from Greenville College with a Bachelor of Arts in Biology. She continued her studies at Jewish Hospital College of Nursing and Allied Health and received a certificate in Clinical Laboratory Science. In addition to working in the Fritz lab, she has worked in the Clinical Bacteriology Lab at St. Louis Children's Hospital for 20 years. She truly enjoys working along side with the Infectious Disease physician's. When not in the lab, she spends lots of quality time with her son Caleb and MissyAnn her adorable cat, gardening and spending time with friends and family.

Alaina Schneider grew up in New York and earned a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Rhode Island in 2015. She moved to St. Louis in 2017 to earn her Ph.D. in Anthropology from Washington University in St. Louis with a concentration in human biology. She enjoys spending time outside, knitting, reading and yoga.