Dr. Özlem Yilmaz Research Lab
 At Medical University of South Carolina

Emma Byrne is a  sophomore at the College of Charleston where she is completing her B.S in biology with a biomedical concentration. She has been a member of the Yilmaz lab since March of 2025. She was a part of MUSC's 2025 Student Undergraduate Research Program (SURP) where I was able to work with the Yilmaz lab to conduct and present an independent project relating to the Yilmaz Lab's work. Outside of the lab, she is a member of the Honors Program and a Chemistry Student Instructor at the College of Charleston.