Emerson Glassey

Emerson Glassey is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT, and Harvard since May 2021, with prior experience as a Graduate Researcher at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology from June 2014 to April 2021, where work focused on ribosomally synthesized post-translationally modified peptides (RiPPs) and the discovery of RiPP biosynthetic gene clusters using neural networks. As an Undergraduate Researcher at the University of California, Santa Cruz, contributions included developing tools for integrating datasets and conducting drug phenotypic profiling for natural product identification, along with studies on cytological profiling and passive membrane permeability. Early research experiences included investigations at Stanford University and industry internships, leading to a PhD in Biological/Biosystems Engineering from MIT and a BS in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from UC Santa Cruz.