Samantha A. Byrnes, MPH, PhD

is a Senior Scientific Manager at Roche Diagnostics. She has a decade of experience developing a range of diagnostic technologies for detection of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and other infectious diseases in multiple healthcare settings, including at the point of care. At Roche, Dr. Byrnes serves as the strategy lead covering sexual health and HPV/cervical cancer on the molecular Medical Scientific Affairs team. She obtained her Doctorate of Bioengineering and a Masters of Public Health from the The University of Washington Departments of Bioengineering and Global Health, respectively.