Dr. Olga Sakwinska works as a senior scientist at Nestlé Research Center (Nestec SA) in Lausanne, Switzerland. After receiving her Ph.D. from University from Basel, she worked on pathobiology of human opportunistic pathogen Staphylococcus
aureus at the University of Lausanne. She transitioned to Nestlé in 2010. Her current research interests include links between infant health and microbiota of gut and respiratory system; the impact of microbiota on health, in particular childhood infections; and the potential to modulate microbiota by nutritional interventions.