sharon.jiang@duke.edu‍ ‍

In addition to her role as a research analyst at Edible Atlas, Sharon also serves as the de facto lab manager. Currently the longest tenured team member, she first joined Edible Atlas as a technician in 2017. She holds an M.S. in Environmental Sciences and Engineering and a B.S.P.H. in Environmental Health from the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health. Under the direction of Dr. Jill Stewart, Sharon studied the potential contribution of lysogenic phages in coliphage enumeration methods in the context of wastewater.

At Edible Atlas, she provides administrative and wet lab support for all projects, predominantly for dietary plant metabarcoding (FoodSeq). She is a big fan of the local library, bird identification, and cats.

Favorite Food: Mushrooms