Please welcome Emily Lekas to the Whitney Laboratory! Emily is a recent graduate from the University of Richmond, where she earned her degree in biology. Her research background includes natural products discovery, octopus behavior, surfclam ecology, and sea turtle parasitology.
Over the next year, Emily will be working as a research technician in the Loesgen, Strother, and Liao labs, supporting microbiology and zebrafish neuroscience studies. She plans to attend graduate school to pursue chemical biology. Outside of the lab, Emily enjoys SCUBA diving, line dancing, and reading.