Emma Bingham defended and received her PhD in Quantitative Biosciences on November 21st, 2025. Her thesis was titled “Biophysical Scaffolding in the Evolution of Complexity”, and she investigated how nascent multicellular organisms overcome the challenges of large size before the evolution of tissues specialized for transporting nutrients. Emma joined the Yunker Lab in 2021. Outside of lab, she enjoys reading, baking, and visiting farmers markets to find fresh vegetables.
