Alicia Branch, PHD

Alicia Branch, PhD, is the acting CDC OneLab™ lead and a health scientist-safety specialist in the Division of Laboratory Systems (DLS), Training and Workforce Development Branch (TWDB) at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Dr. Branch has more than 20 years of professional experience as an academic researcher and clinical laboratory manager, biosafety manager (working in biological levels 1–3+ enhanced), laboratory quality project manager, microbiologist, scientific writer, and instructor. She began her career at CDC in 2009 as a biological scientist - microbiologist with the Pandemic Preparedness Team in the Immunology and Pathogenesis Branch. She has supported five pandemics, including serving two years during the COVID-19 pandemic.