Emma is a junior majoring in Molecular, Cellular, & Developmental Biology and minoring in Medical Anthropology. Originally from Rochester Hills, Michigan, she joined PhiDE with the Upsilon class in Winter 2023. She volunteers at the Frankel Cardiovascular Center where she assists in leading families to patient rooms and creates patient files to be used by the staff, and she is a student volunteer editor for the Michigan Review of Prisoner Creative Writing where she helps to publish writing pieces sent to PCAP by incarcerated people in Michigan. On campus, she is a research assistant in the Ming Li lab, and her research focuses on assessing key protein regulators of the M6P pathway to understand the development of Mucolipidosis Type V disease. Combining her interests in research and global health, she is also a research assistant in the HaEun Lee lab where she aids in projects that focus on family planning in Uganda and Zambia. Outside of PhiDE, she serves as the current secretary of KSEA, where she supports and connects with the Korean-American STEM community through professional and social events. She also enjoys her hobbies of photography and videography through the documentation team at her church. In her spare time, she enjoys running, baking, going to concerts, and crocheting. She is also the co-creator/co-host of the ctrl + z podcast, where it addresses the stress of leading a successful college journey as a Wolverine and provides resources to find one’s passion in college (check them out on Spotify!).