Katherine Wozniak, Ph.D., a postdoctoral researcher at Los Alamos National Laboratory, writes about research being conducted at Los Alamos to ensure her audience, especially policymakers, understands research that includes biotechnological advances in the agricultural sector, and so much more. Wozniak also spent two summers 10 years ago as an ORISE research program participant doing analytical chemistry at the Tobacco and Volatiles Branch of the Division of Laboratory Sciences at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In this conversation with host Michael Holtz, Wozniak talks about how her background has set the foundation for her current role and how scientists leverage the resources in the national laboratory system.