Annalise completed a Bachelor of Advanced Science (Honours) at the University of New South Wales, Sydney (2016 - 2019), where she received the University Medal in Genetics. In 2020 Annalise was awarded a Scientia PhD Scholarship and completed her PhD (2020 - 2024) under the supervision of Professor Kate Quinlan, within the School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences at the University of New South Wales, Sydney. Annalise is currently employed as a Postdoctoral Fellow in Professor Kate Quinlan's lab, exploring the role of immune cells within the adipose tissue and using this information to find new therapeutic targets for obesity.