Nataliya Ryzhenko worked as a professor in Urgent Care unit of Neurosurgery hospital in Kyiv, Ukraine for twenty years before coming to the United States. She has a graduate degree in Lab Science and Biochemistry, completed Biotechnology certificate at Boston University and got Board certification at American Society of Clinical Pathology. She works as a lab manager at private University and teaches medical courses at Massasoit college. She enjoys helping students succeed and get interested in the field of clinical laboratory. When she is not teaching, she loves camping, walking her dog, and spending time with her family.