Dr. Emily Nakamura

Assistant Professor

Innovation

Biography

Dr. Emily Nakamura is a molecular biologist investigating gene expression in cancer cells. After completing a postdoctoral fellowship at Johns Hopkins, she joined Yaris to build her research lab. Her work has been funded by multiple NIH grants.

Qualifications

• Ph.D. in Molecular Biology, Johns Hopkins University
• B.Sc. in Biochemistry, UC Berkeley

Research Interests

• Gene Expression
• Cancer Biology
• Epigenetics
• CRISPR Technology