Author Biographies

Emma Abreu (she/her) is in her third year of the Chemical Biology Co-op program at McMaster University. Having enjoyed all of the sciences throughout high school, she was unsure what program to choose when entering university. Through her first-year courses (mainly CHEM 1AA3), she discovered she had an overwhelming interest in chemistry, particularly when applied to biological systems for the purposes of drug delivery and discovery, leading her to join the Chemical Biology program. Over the summer, she worked in the lab of Dr. Katherine Bujold, looking at the synthesis of modified oligonucleotides and spherical nucleic acids for improved cellular uptake and gene knockdown. In her spare time, Emma enjoys reading, travelling and spending time with family and friends.