Kirstin Messner received her diploma as a pharmacist from Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg in January 2022. In February 2022 she joined Pharmaceutical Care Research Group (PCRG) at the University of Basel as a PhD student. Her research focus is on "testing and implementation of adherence services in community pharmacies". She is also a contributor to i.mail-offizin, a pharmaceutical information service for practitioners.