Dr. Emma Chory

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Emma Chory is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Duke University. She obtained her B.S. degree in Chemical Engineering from Northeastern University and completed her Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering at Stanford University in 2018. Her research focuses on chromatin biology and epigenetic regulation. During her postdoctoral fellowship at MIT, she worked under Professors Kevin Esvelt and Jim Collins, where she developed novel synthetic biology platforms to evolve biomolecules through robotics. At Duke, her team utilizes directed evolution and high-throughput robotics for engineering novel precision biologics, aimed at building mechanistic models to enhance the understanding of human diseases. For more information about her research and publications, visit her lab's website.

Research Interests

Chromatin Biology Epigenetic Regulation Synthetic Biology Directed Evolution High-Throughput Robotics

Courses

BME 792: Continuation Graduate Independent Study BME 791: Graduate Independent Study BME 706L: Biotech Design II BME 590: Special Topics Biomedical Engineering BME 494: Projects Biomedical Engineering (GE) BME 493: Projects Biomedical Engineering (GE) BME 406L: Biotech Design II BME 394: Projects Biomedical Engineering (GE)

Requirements for Duke University

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.2
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:22
Writing
Required:24
Speaking
Required:26
Total
Required:90
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Multivariable Calculus Introduction to Physics (mechanics) Introduction to Chemistry
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Specialization Notes

Department of Biomedical Engineering (MS program)