EmilyÌıKibby

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

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

ÌıÌıPh.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
  • 2024ÌıUniversity of babyÖ±²¥app Boulder Graduate and Professional Student Government (GPSG) Travel Grant
  • 2023 1st Place Graduate Student Poster at theÌıASM Rocky Mountain Branch Meeting
  • 2023ÌıUniversity of babyÖ±²¥app Boulder Graduate School International Travel Grant
  • 2022ÌıUniversity of babyÖ±²¥app Boulder Graduate School Domestic Travel Grant
  • 2021ÌıUniversity of babyÖ±²¥app Boulder Department of Biochemistry Award for Teaching and Outreach
  • 2020–2022 Traineeship from the NIH Signaling and Cellular Regulation Training Grant