Amy Kwan

Graduate Student

Amy is a MD/PhD student in the NYU Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP). Her current work seeks to understand the role of Trisomy 8 in inflammatory conditions and the effects UBA1 variants in development. She graduated from Washington University in Saint Louis with a major in Biology with a focus in Computational Genetics and Genomics and a minor in music. While attending WashU, Amy worked with Dr. Sarah Elgin on identifying gene regulatory motifs in the heterochromatic domain and Dr. Yehuda Ben-Shahar on characterizing the role of miRNAs on behavioral state regulation in flies and bees. In her free time, Amy enjoys taking dance classes, going to concerts in the city, and cooking with friends.