Daphne Zhu

Daphne Zhu graduated from Cornell University in 2023 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Human Biology, Health and Society. At Cornell, Daphne developed her interest in human diseases through her experience teaching an anatomy lab course and her time working in Dr. Avery August’s immunology lab. In the August lab, she focused on studying the relationship between mitochondria and immune cells, especially in response to infections. Daphne’s past research experience increased her passion for learning more about how the human immune system works to combat pathologies, which brought her to the Gan lab where she is excited to apply her knowledge in immunology to studying Alzheimer’s disease. Outside of the lab, Daphne loves to explore the city’s amazing restaurants and cafes, and take fun fitness classes with friends.

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Hobbies: Reading, listening to audiobooks, taking Zumba classes

Research Interests: Using immunohistochemistry to understand tauopathy on the protein level