Emily was born and raised in Brookline, MA, and graduated magna cum laude with Highest Honors in Human Evolutionary Biology from Harvard University. She received her MD/PhD from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons; for her doctoral dissertation, she investigated the diagnostic utility of exome sequencing for kidney disease. In addition, she is an active member and Biocurator for multiple ClinGen Clinical Domain Working Groups, including the Aminoacidopathy, Cerebral Creatine Deficiency Syndromes, and Urea Cycle Disorder Expert Panels. She hopes to pursue a career as a physician-scientist in pediatrics and medical genetics, helping advance the care of individuals with rare genetic diseases and their families through conducting bench-to-bedside research. Outside of the clinic and the lab, she enjoys hiking, reading, yoga, cooking and baking.