Emily Pope is a dual DVM/PhD candidate at the University of Minnesota. In her research, Emily is interested in identifying the underlying drivers of chemotherapy resistance in metastatic osteosarcoma to improve patient outcomes in human and veterinary medicine. In particular, she is focused on understanding the role hyaluronan plays in preventing effective chemotherapy treatment of osteosarcoma lung metastases. Her PhD research also focuses on identifying novel genetic drivers of human cancers using Sleeping Beauty insertional mutagenesis screens. She has received multiple grants for her research and been awarded several national scholarships and fellowships, including the Dr. Jack Walther Leadership Award, the Al Weber DVM/PhD Fellowship, and the Zoetis Veterinary Student Scholarship.