I am a graduate in Biochemistry and Biophysics from the University of British Columbia with a Masters in Bionanochemistry from the University of Toronto. I have worked on super resolution microscopy, nanoparticle synthesis, photothermal drug delivery and now I’m a PhD student in Biotechnology working on designing protein-like enzymes using non-canonical nucleic acid structures. When it comes to research, I love all things biological as long as they are not actually biology; an interdisciplinary approach to science and engineering yields the most interesting results. I joined the BioNano Engineering group to indulge my creativity and do cool things with DNA. Outside of the lab, I enjoy orienteering serving as the university team’s mapping officer, lamenting over the lack of snow in Cambridge, and making a colossal – albeit temporary – mess of my kitchen.

 

PhD supervisor(s): Prof. Ljiljana Fruk (BioNano Engineering)

Research Topic: DNA Nanostructuring for Bioinspired Catalysis, Nucleic Acid Synthesis