Emma Kashefsky - Undergraduate Research Assistant
MEB 2460supervisor Dr. Jeff Weiss
Background
- BME undergraduate and planning on graduating spring 2025
- Chemistry minor
- Hobbies include skiing, running, and hiking
Current Responsibilities
- Working on collagen biomechanics on the collagen hybridizing peptide (CHP) project with Dr. Micheal Yu's lab
- Compression testing
- Collagen heat denaturation
- CHP synthesis
Research Interests
- Biochemistry
- Biomechanics
- Osteoarthritis