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Emma Vontage
Graduate Student, Department of Biochemistry
Emma graduated with honors from Iowa State University in 2020 with a degree in Biochemistry. During her time at Iowa State, Emma was an undergraduate researcher in the Sashital Lab where she developed an inducible protein dimerization tool using the CRISPR-Cas protein Cas6. Emma came to Vanderbilt through the IGP program and joined the Dewar lab in May 2021.
During her free time Emma enjoys working out, spending time with friends and family, exploring Nashville, and scrapbooking!