Edie Guo
HBSc, MSc (Oxon)
DPhil Student
- PI Group: Dr Karl Morten
Edie is a third-year DPhil Candidate in the Morten Group. She graduated with an HBSc from the University of Toronto and an MSc in Clinical Embryology from the University of Oxford.
She began her interest in science studying microplastic in her undergraduate studies. During this time, Edie optimised a novel density separation method to extract microplastic from sediments that was used by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). This was also the core method used for extracting and quantifying microplastic in a landmark paper that served as key evidence for California's microplastic pollution legislation, which has since influenced policies in other US states.
Given the aftermath of COVID-19, Edie is studying myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME/CFS), Long COVID, and Chronic Lyme Disease in an attempt to help patients who suffer greatly from these post-acute infection sequelae.
