Samantha Edgcombe
Senior Undergraduate Student in Chemistry
edgcombe@umich.edu
Hometown: Grand Blanc, Michigan
In the Bailey Lab, Sam is working to develop mass spectrometry techniques for Nanodiscs characterization to study how the lipid environment impacts membrane proteins.
GET TO KNOW Sam
Work experience: Mott Children’s Hospital
Favorite food: Chicken and Dumplings
Favorite Movie: Les Misérables
Favorite sports teams to watch: University of Michigan and the US Women’s Soccer Team
Favorite place visited: Grand Teton National Park
What lab-themed superpower would you like to have? Measuring out the perfect mass every time!
If you were not doing science, what would you be doing? I’d be traveling the world.
What can people find you doing outside of the lab? Spending time with my family, playing with my cat or backpacking!