Nancy Connell is a Senior Scientist at Board on Life Sciences Us National Academies of Sciences Engineering and Medicin. She possess expertise in microbiology, infectious diseases, molecular biology, genetics, molecular genetics and 38 more skills. Colleagues describe her as "Nancy has been a long-time, supportive, cooperative, innovative colleague as a musician with The Baroque Orchestra of New Jersey. She has recently joined the Orchestra's Advisory Committee and quickly displayed her leadership abilities, business acumen, and creativity in so many diverse directions. It is a pleasure to work with someone as talented and enthusiastic as Nancy." and "Nancy is an inspirational manager, and a brilliant leader at a micro and macro level. She progressed from being associate faculty when I was her student to managing a major biodefense institute in NJ, while a full time teaching faculty, running an active and successful lab, and remained an incredibly kind, helpful friend. I have a tremendous respect for her on both a personal and professional level."