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I am a recent Ph.D. graduate in computational genomics at the University of Toronto, advised by Dr. Housheng (Hansen) He. My thesis was focused on cancer epitranscriptomics, specifically how the RNA modification m6A manifests in primary prostate cancer. I also completed my M.Sc. in computational biology working on understanding noncoding mutations in the cancer genome.
During my graduate studies, I had the opportunity to try out some cool things! I completed an internship at Deep Genomics where I learned a lot about building the AI pipeline for therapeutic development. I am honoured to have also been a post-graduate affiliate at the Vector Institute. In my spare time, I was a member of the Medical Biophysics Graduate Student Association where we worked to build a graduate student community with many fun and diverse initiatives.
Prior to that, I spent the four years of my undergraduate degree in the Bachelor of Health Sciences program at McMaster University where my professors used problem-based learning to teach us how to work in groups, a skill I deeply value up to this day. During that time, I also studied mathematics and worked in Dr. Cecile Fradin’s biophysics research laboratory studying how apoptotic proteins interact with the mitochondrial membrane. As a result, I picture all proteins as tiny molecular machines.
If you want to learn more about me, check out my Github, Google Scholar, Twitter or LinkedIn - links below! A few facts that you won’t find on my C.V. are that I love biking and exploring the city, particularly the museums, and finding new restaurants!
I love to caffeinate and meet new people. Please get in touch if you would like to chat!