Staff Research Associate
M_Neuro-Memory and Aging
Emily earned her B.S. in Biology in 2025 at the University of San Francisco. There she briefly worked in an organic chemistry lab synthesizing a library of inhibitors for staphylococcus aureus before transitioning to become an undergraduate intern for Dr. Lane-Donovan. At UCSF, she learned the basics of IHC and microscopy in order quantify the fluctuation of cathepsin protease levels in different brain regions with age. After graduating, she joined the Kao Lab as an SRA and is working with Dr. Lane-Donovan, studying lysosomal dysfunction in connection to neurodegenerative disease using cell culturing techniques.