Emilie Tu
she/her/hers
Thesis advisors: Brielle Ferguson, Michela Fagiolini
Rotation labs: Lauren Orefice, Brielle Ferguson, Michela Fagiolini
For me, home is: San Diego, CA
Prior degree(s): B.A. Psychology - neuroscience emphasis (UC Berkeley)
Research experience before PiN: Biological and behavioral impact of autism spectrum disorder risk genes on the mouse striatum (Bateup lab, UC Berkeley); dopamine release in the mouse nucleus accumbens during instrumental learning (Wilbrecht lab, UC Berkeley)
Current research interests: neurodevelopmental disorders, biology of behavior
Interests outside lab: food/cooking, snowboarding, game nights, dogs, live music (alt rock)