About Eszter Deak

Dr. Eszter Deak is the Vice President of Microbiology at Avails Medical, Inc. She leads the Microbiology research and development efforts at Avails and provides insight into instrument and product usability for the Clinical Microbiology Laboratory.

Eszter obtained her PhD in Microbiology from Yale University. She was team lead of the Molecular Epidemiology group in the Mycology Unit at the Centers for Disease Control before pursuing her clinical microbiology training at UCLA and becoming board certified in medical microbiology. Eszter is well versed in the clinical microbiology workflow, knows what laboratorians need and want, what the doctors are interested in and need, and can foresee potential roadblocks in bringing in new diagnostics. Before joining Avails, Eszter was the Technical Director of the Clinical Microbiology laboratory at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, as well as of the Kaiser Permanente Regional Laboratory in Northern California, where she gained valuable insight into how mid- and high-volume testing impacts decisions regarding what platforms, equipment and tests to bring in-house.

In her spare time, Eszter enjoys hiking, camping, going to the beach, biking and scootering with her husband and 4 year-old son.