
Emily Xie
Phase 1 First Year Student
Locations
- Medical Scientist Training Program
Contact Information
Education
Research Interests
Microbial and viral pathogenesis, infectious disease, immunology, and immunotherapy
Research Experience
Genentech, 2023-2025
Advisort: Min Xu, PhD
Project: Preclinical development and evaluation of immune-targeting therapies for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) in murinemodels
University of Colorado, Anschutz, Summer 2023
Advisor: Karin Payne, PhD
Project: Investigating the role of cx3cr1+ macrophages in bony bar formation
University of California, Berkeley, 2020- 2023
Advisor: Benjamin Blonder, PhD
Projects: 1) Investigating the likelihood of seed-plant interactions in relation to seed functional traits and plant growth forms 2) Leaf venation evolution 3) Mt. Baldy demography study using orthorectification
Publications
Matos IS, Vu B, Mann J, Xie E, et.al, Blonder BW. Leaf venation network evolution across clades and Scales. Nature Plants. 2025 Jun 6;11(6):1127-41. doi:10.1038/s41477-025-02011-y
Gopinath S, Ishak A, Dhawan N, Poudel S, Shrestha PS, Singh P, Xie E, Tahir P, Marzaban S, Michel J, Michel G. Characteristics of COVID-19 Breakthrough Infections among Vaccinated Individuals and Associated Risk Factors: A Systematic Review. Trop Med Infect Dis. 2022 May 22;7(5):81. doi: 10.3390/tropicalmed7050081. PMID: 35622708; PMCID: PMC9144541.
General Interests
Hiking, trying new restaurants, Gongfu style tea brewing, traveling, and field hockey