Kristian Swearingen is a Senior Research Scientist at the Institute for Systems Biology. Prior to this, Kristian held positions as a Research Scientist and Postdoctoral Fellow at the same institution. Swearingen's academic background includes a Ph.D. in Bioanalytical Chemistry and an M.S. in Analytical Chemistry from the University of Washington. Kristian's dissertation focused on proteomic analysis of proinflammatory cell death using advanced techniques such as capillary electrophoresis and mass spectrometry.