After graduating with a B.S. in Genetics and Psychology from Iowa State University, Boriana Tserovski worked as a microbiologist at the Microbial Food Safety Unit at the USDA on a Hatfield Quality Meats project devising processing strategies to detect and eliminate pathogenic bacteria in meats. While subsequently working as a senior microbiologist in biopharmaceutical testing services at CRL, she pursued graduate courses in advanced diagnostic microbiology. Most recently, while raising her family, she enrolled in courses leading to the Drug Development Certificate in Quality Assurance/Regulatory Affairs offered at Temple University School of Pharmacy to stay in touch with the developments in the field as well to gain understanding of the full picture of drug development. After excelling in the courses required for the certificate, she was accepted into the Master’s Program in Quality Assurance and Regulatory Affairs.

Boriana says, “I am deeply honored to receive the FDA Alumni Association Centennial Scholarship and I hope someday to make a contribution to public health worthy of this award. Having gained technical understanding of microbiological quality control in my education and experience, I believe that a quality/regulatory mindset will prepare me to be a part of the industry shift towards microbiological risk assessment and the adoption of new technologies. In light of the many challenges facing the industry in regards to product quality and patient safety, I hope to be part of the effort to enhance the quality of pharmaceutical products.”