Dr Ash Otter is the Technical Lead for SARS-CoV-2 serology at UKHSA Porton Down since September 2020, involved in serology assay evaluation, understanding immunity from vaccination and SARS-CoV-2 vaccination. Prior to this, Ash was a research scientist within the Diagnostic Support group of the Rare and Imported Pathogens Laboratory, a dedicated clinical diagnostics laboratory involved in the diagnosis of a wide range of haemorrhagic fevers, arboviruses, and atypical bacterial infections.