Felicity Emerson, Ph.D. Email & Phone Number

Piscataway Township, NJ, US

As my thesis project for my master's degree, I am constructing a disease conceptual model focusing on the symptoms and impacts of adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD) on symptomatic women. This research includes semi-structured interviews with ALD patients, followed by coding of interviews and analysis for common themes.

Morristown, New Jersey, United States

Supervisors: Jessalyn Brower, M.S., C.G.C.; Eva Kaplan, M.S., C.G.C.; Erika Pavilus, M.S., C.G.C.-Provided genetic counseling both in-person and by telehealth in a high-risk clinic for a variety of indications including routine screening, carriers (including potential manifesting carriers), family history (including aneuploidy, cystic fibrosis, and.

C. Elegans Aging Lab Of Dr. Siu Sylvia Lee

Ithaca, New York, United States

As a teaching assistant for the upper level undergrad/grad student course titled "Cellular Proliferation, Senescence, and Death", I led weekly discussion sections and assessed student presentations on scientific journal articles, met with student groups to review scientific articles prior to discussion sections, and created and graded weekly homework.

Neuroscience Lab Of Dr. Jared Schwartzer

The Schwartzer Lab uses mouse models to investigate the link between maternal immune activation, specifically maternal allergic asthma (MAA), and the development of behavioral abnormalities in offspring that may be reminiscent of neurodevelopmental disorders in humans such as autism spectrum disorders. Behavioral assays including the social approach and.

I assisted students with experiments, answered questions concerning the lab, and graded student quizzes and laboratory packets each week.

I prepared and led pre-lab discussions, guided students through neuroscience lab procedures, and graded student quizzes and lab reports.

New York City

The Pinto Lab focuses on the genetics underlying complex neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism spectrum disorders. I was primarily involved in a project that aimed to ultimately identify how genes are differentially expressed and alternatively spliced in the brains of individuals with autism spectrum disorders compared to typically developed.

Columbia University Medical Center

As a part of the Amgen Scholars program, I researched in the lab of Dr. Steven Kernie at the Columbia University Medical Center, where I investigated the potential use of a neuroprotectant as a treatment for traumatic brain injury.

Master'S Degree, Genetic Counseling

Activities and Societies: Committee for Diversity Recruitment Member, Rutgers Day Volunteer

Ph.D., Biological And Biomedical Sciences

Activities and Societies: Cornell Communication in Science Conference (ComSciCon) organizer, Expanding Your Horizons Science Workshop for.

B.A., Neuroscience And Behavior, Summa Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: Phi Beta Kappa, Scientista