Edna Mao

Edna Mao is a Senior Scientist in Process Chemistry at Merck, where they have been employed since 2025. They previously served as a Graduate Research Assistant at Princeton University, working in the MacMillan group from 2020 to 2025. Earlier in their career, Edna completed internships at Bristol-Myers Squibb and Merck, focusing on cycloaddition reactions and synthesis methodologies, respectively. They also gained experience as an Undergraduate Research Assistant at the University of California, Berkeley, contributing to the development of artificial metalloenzymes. Edna holds a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Biology from the University of California, Berkeley.