EmilyÌýKibby
- (she/her)
- Graduate Student
- NIH Signaling and Cellular Regulation Trainee
- DEPARTMENT OF BIOCHEMISTRY
ÌýÌýB.A. Biochemistry and Spanish, Swarthmore College, 2015-2019
ÌýÌýPh.D. Biochemistry, 2020–present
Emily is a Biochemistry PhD candidate interested in bacterial innate immunity and how it can be used as a tool for learning about the human immune system. She graduated from Swarthmore College in 2019 with a B.A. in Biochemistry and Spanish. When not in the lab, she enjoys reading, hiking, and singing (which does sometimes happen in lab). Read more about emily in her Be a Biochemist highlight – A Blooming Scientist: Emily Kibby
Emily is the recipient of:
- 2024 Harold M. Weintraub Graduate Student Award
- 2024ÌýUniversity of Colorado Boulder Graduate and Professional Student Government (GPSG) Travel Grant
- 2023 1st Place Graduate Student Poster at theÌýASM Rocky Mountain Branch Meeting
- 2023ÌýUniversity of Colorado Boulder Graduate School International Travel Grant
- 2022ÌýUniversity of Colorado Boulder Graduate School Domestic Travel Grant
- 2021ÌýUniversity of Colorado Boulder Department of Biochemistry Award for Teaching and Outreach
- 2020–2022 Traineeship from the NIH Signaling and Cellular Regulation Training Grant