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Career profile
Ash Otter
Biological (Microbiology/Virology) Safety @ Google DeepMind | CBRN | Mitigating AI-Associated Biological Risks | PhD | Ex-UKHSA
United Kingdom
Career path.
Google DeepMindVirology/Microbiology SME
Nov 2025 - Present- UK Health Security Agency
Group Leader/PI, Emerging Pathogen Serology
Dec 2022 - Nov 2025 - UK Health Security Agency
Technical Lead, Serosurveillance laboratory
Sep 2020 - Dec 2022 - UK Health Security Agency
Research Scientist, Diagnostic Support for Rare and Imported Pathogens Laboratory
Mar 2019 - Sep 2020 - Microgenetics Limited
Research Scientist
Aug 2018 - Mar 2019 - Royal Veterinary College
Postgraduate Writing Tutor
Nov 2015 - Dec 2017 - Royal Veterinary College, U. of London
PhD student in Molecular Microbiology
Oct 2015 - Oct 2018 - Cardiff University / Prifysgol Caerdydd
Research Assistant
Jun 2015 - Sep 2015 - Cardiff University / Prifysgol Caerdydd
Undergraduate Research Student
Oct 2014 - Mar 2015 - Samsung Electronics
Customer Consultant
Jun 2014 - Jan 2015 - Cardiff University / Prifysgol Caerdydd
Research Student
Sep 2013 - Sep 2014 - Phones 4u
Sales Consultant
Aug 2013 - Jun 2014 - Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water
Research Student
Aug 2013 - Sep 2013 - Cardiff University
Head of Cardiff University Biosciences Journal Club
May 2013 - Jan 2014 - British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (BSAC)
Antibiotic Champion
Mar 2013 - Nov 2013 - STEMNET
STEM Ambassador
Sep 2012 - Sep 2019 - Cardiff University
President Of Bioscience Society
Sep 2012 - Sep 2013 - Cardiff University
Research Assistant
Jun 2012 - Jul 2013 - The Original Factory Shop
Sales Assisstant
Nov 2008 - Sep 2011