Emily Ma is a third-year medical student at Western University of Health Sciences COMP-Northwest. She earned a BS in Human Physiology, cum laude, with a minor in Chemistry. Her undergraduate research focused on amino acid–modulated motility in a zebrafish bacterial isolate. At WesternU, she is involved in osteopathic manipulative medicine research, focusing on somatic and visceral techniques for managing chronic abdominal pain. In her free time, she enjoys travelling, playing tennis, practicing calisthenics, and designing dresses