Em Morris has received a 2021 National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship (GRF) in the field of Proteomics

Congratulations to Em Morris, who received a 2021 National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship (GRF) in the field of Proteomics. This prestigious fellowship is awarded to exceptional graduate students with the potential to become high-achieving scientists in STEM or STEM education. Fellowship recipients receive three years of financial support, professional development opportunities, and a degree of prestige that will follow them throughout their careers.

Em joined the laboratory of Dr. Scott Gerber as a Ph.D. candidate in the Molecular and Cellular Biology Program in June 2020. Em's research focuses on the role(s) of NIMA-related kinases in mitosis. Using a combination of targeted protein degradation strategies and phosphoproteomic mass spectrometry, Em and her colleagues aim to analyze the phosphoproteome of kinases throughout the cell cycle.