Debbie Tokarchick has an M.S. in Biochemical Toxicology and an A.A.S. in Paralegal Studies. Before joining TTC she was employed at NIAID as a Biologist for the Viral Immunology Section in the Laboratory of Viral Diseases. She also has experience in Clinical Cytogenetics acquired from being first a technologist and then the supervisor of the Clinical Cytogenetics Laboratory at Columbia Hospital For Women, Washington, D.C. Debbie is originally from Pennsylvania and currently resides in Bethesda, MD. She loves the Southwest, especially Phoenix, Arizona, and frequently travels there.