Angelika Kliesch completed her biology studies with a focus on the genetics of microorganisms at the University of Greifswald in April 2012. She completed her diploma thesis there in the research group of Prof. Hammerschmidt. She helped to establish methods for quantitative proteome analysis of bacterial meningitis pathogens. After further years in science, among others at the Friedrich-Loeffler-Institute and at regional diagnostic medical laboratories, she joined the HIOH as a technical assistant in November 2022.