Emily Cheng
Undergraduate Research Associate
About
Emily is currently an undergraduate Physiological Science major and Food Studies minor. She’s currently working on characterizing peripheral and cytoskeletal proteins of Toxoplasma gondii. When not in lab, you can find her bussing around L.A. or fangirling over food.
Publications
- Cheng ES, Moon AS, Barshop WD, Wohlschlegel J, Bradley PJ. Function and interactions of a protein bridge between the inner membrane complex and subpellicular microtubules in Toxoplasma gondii. bioRxiv [Preprint]. bioRxiv 2024.05.29.595897; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.05.29.595897
- Pasquarelli RR, Quan JJ, Cheng ES, Yang V, Britton TA, Sha J, Wohlschlegel JA, Bradley PJ. Characterization and functional analysis of Toxoplasma Golgi-associated proteins identified by proximity labelling. bioRxiv [Preprint]. 2024 May 22:2024.02.02.578703. doi: 10.1101/2024.02.02.578703. PMID: 38352341; PMCID: PMC10862792.
Honors and Awards
- UCLA Undergraduate Research Scholarship Program (2024)
- Whitcome Fellowship (2023)
- UCLA Undergraduate Research Scholarship Program (2022)