EmilyÌýKibby

  • (she/her)
  • Graduate Student
  • NIH Signaling and Cellular Regulation Trainee
  • DEPARTMENT OF BIOCHEMISTRY

ÌýÌýB.A. Biochemistry and Spanish, Swarthmore College, 2015-2019

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 Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Boulder Graduate and Professional Student Government (GPSG) Travel Grant
  • 2023 1st Place Graduate Student Poster at theÌýASM Rocky Mountain Branch Meeting
  • 2023ÌýUniversity of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Boulder Graduate School International Travel Grant
  • 2022ÌýUniversity of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Boulder Graduate School Domestic Travel Grant
  • 2021ÌýUniversity of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Boulder Department of Biochemistry Award for Teaching and Outreach
  • 2020–2022 Traineeship from the NIH Signaling and Cellular Regulation Training Grant