Name: Emma Luke
Hometown: Berkley, MA
Previous Degrees, Institutions: B.S. in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Rochester
Research Interests/Project: Collagen hybridizing peptide: diagnostic and drug delivery potential in traumatic brain injury
Honors/Awards:
- National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship (2020-2023)
- Ernst R. & Marianne M. Friedrich Fellowship (University of Utah College of Engineering, 2019-2020)
- Frederick Douglass and Susan B. Anthony Award (University of Rochester, 2015-2019)
Interests outside of Research: Hiking, reading, bird watching, sewing, bouldering
Tell us something about yourself that otherwise we wouldn’t know or guess: I enjoy fostering dogs in my free time, usually short-term over the weekend
What can’t you live without: My family
Favorite place to eat in SLC or surrounding area: Mumbai House
Favorite activity in SLC or surrounding area: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Hiking, Hogle Zoo
I’ve always wanted to: Travel to South America (specifically Patagonia and the Galapagos)