Deborah received her Ph.D. in biochemistry from the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland. In July 2008 she began a ComACC Clinical Chemistry postdoctoral fellowship under the direction of Dr Alan Wu at the University of California San Francisco and in July 2010, Deborah became board certified in Clinical Chemistry by the American Board of Clinical Chemistry. Since January 2011, Deborah has been the Assistant Director of Chemistry and Director of Mass Spectrometry at the University of California San Francisco Clinical Laboratories. In this position she has been tasked with implementing mass spectrometry testing, developing and validating LC-MS/MS assays, and overseeing the running of the Chemistry Section with the Director of Chemistry.