In 1997, Doering became an assistant professor of pharmacology at Cornell University Medical College. In 1999, she joined the faculty of Washington University School of Medicine. Doering became a professor of molecular microbiology in 2011. Currently, she is the Alumni Endowed Professor of Molecular Microbiology at the Washington University in St. Louis.
Doering's research focuses on the fundamental biology and host interactions of Cryptococcus neoformans, a pathogenic fungus that primarily causes meningoencephalitis in immunocompromised individuals.[2] One area of research in her lab is the polysaccharide capsule which surrounds the surface of C. neoformans and is the main cryptococcal virulence factor. Her lab studies capsule biosynthesis, as well as the synthesis of other glycoconjugates.
The Doering lab also studies host interactions of C. neoformans as well as regulation of capsule synthesis.
Awards and honors
President, Academic Women’s Network of Washington University School of Medicine (2015-2016)[3]