Carolyn Cray was awarded her Ph.D. in Microbiology & Immunology from the University of Miami and subsequently joined the Division of Comparative Pathology in the Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine at the Miller School of Medicine. She currently is ranked as a Clinical Professor with a secondary appointment in the Department of Microbiology & Immunology. She is the Chief of the Division of Comparative Pathology. Her research interests primarily involved developing and validating tests that may be used in non-traditional species.