Douglas Sainsbury has been at Utah Tech University for 12 years, serving eight years as an academic advisor for biology and pre-professional students before becoming a professor in the Department of Biological Sciences. For the past four years, they have coordinated the Biotechnology program while teaching Principles of Biology, Principles of Microbiology, Fundamentals of Biotechnology, and the Life Science Internship.
Sainsbury holds a graduate degree from Mississippi State University, where their research focused on microbiology and virology, particularly HIV.