Emma received her Bachelor’s degree in Biological Sciences from the University of California, Irvine. During her undergraduate years, she studied the functions of microglia in Alzheimer’s disease by utilizing iPSC-derived microglia and chimeric mouse models. Currently, Emma is a student in the Neurosciences PhD program at Washington University in St. Louis. She is broadly interested in neuroimmunology, with a focus on the functions of microglia in development, health, and disease. Her current work focuses on Alzheimer’s disease and how disease-associated mutations in microglia affect disease pathogenesis. Outside of lab, she enjoys binge watching TV shows, reading, hanging out with friends, and spending time with her cat, Baby Dee.