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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.

  1. Google DeepMind

    Virology/Microbiology SME

    Nov 2025 - Present
  2. UK Health Security Agency

    Group Leader/PI, Emerging Pathogen Serology

    Dec 2022 - Nov 2025
  3. UK Health Security Agency

    Technical Lead, Serosurveillance laboratory

    Sep 2020 - Dec 2022
  4. UK Health Security Agency

    Research Scientist, Diagnostic Support for Rare and Imported Pathogens Laboratory

    Mar 2019 - Sep 2020
  5. Microgenetics Limited

    Research Scientist

    Aug 2018 - Mar 2019
  6. Royal Veterinary College

    Postgraduate Writing Tutor

    Nov 2015 - Dec 2017
  7. Royal Veterinary College, U. of London

    PhD student in Molecular Microbiology

    Oct 2015 - Oct 2018
  8. Cardiff University / Prifysgol Caerdydd

    Research Assistant

    Jun 2015 - Sep 2015
  9. Cardiff University / Prifysgol Caerdydd

    Undergraduate Research Student

    Oct 2014 - Mar 2015
  10. Samsung Electronics

    Customer Consultant

    Jun 2014 - Jan 2015
  11. Cardiff University / Prifysgol Caerdydd

    Research Student

    Sep 2013 - Sep 2014
  12. Phones 4u

    Sales Consultant

    Aug 2013 - Jun 2014
  13. Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water

    Research Student

    Aug 2013 - Sep 2013
  14. Cardiff University

    Head of Cardiff University Biosciences Journal Club

    May 2013 - Jan 2014
  15. British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (BSAC)

    Antibiotic Champion

    Mar 2013 - Nov 2013
  16. STEMNET

    STEM Ambassador

    Sep 2012 - Sep 2019
  17. Cardiff University

    President Of Bioscience Society

    Sep 2012 - Sep 2013
  18. Cardiff University

    Research Assistant

    Jun 2012 - Jul 2013
  19. The Original Factory Shop

    Sales Assisstant

    Nov 2008 - Sep 2011