Education & Trainings

• Postdoctoral Fellow, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2024-)

Advisor: Prof. Xuanhe Zhao, Zhao Lab

• Postdoctoral Fellow | Acting co-PI, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of British Columbia (2022-2024)

Advisor: Prof. Zu-hua Gao (MD, PhD, FRCPC, FCAHS)

• Research Fellow, Harvard University (2022)

 Advisor: Prof. David J. Mooney, Mooney Lab

Mini-MBA, Harvard GSAS Business Club (HGBC) (2022)

• Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, McGill University (2018-2022)

       Advisor: Prof. Jianyu Li, Lab of Biomaterials Engineering

• M.E., Chemical Engineering, McGill University (2016-2018)

       Advisor: Prof. Christopher Moraes, Cellular Microenvironment Design Lab

• B.E., Chemical Engineering, Sichuan University (2012-2016)      

       Advisor: Prof. Liangyin Chu, Membrane Science and Functional Materials Group

Awards & Honors

• American Heart Association Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2025

• Banting Postdoctoral Research Fellowship (CIHR), 2024

• Oral Presentation Award, BC Cancer Research Institute (BCCRI) Rising Stars, BC Cancer Summit, 2023 and 2024

• Diverse Leaders for the Future, Future Faculty Workshop (sponsors: NSF, Princeton, Texas A&M, Delaware, UC Irvine), 2023

• Graduate Student Silver Award, Materials Research Society, 2022

• Killam Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, The Killam Trusts, 2022

• Alan Gent Distinguished Student Paper Award, The Adhesion Society, 2022

• Peebles Award, The Adhesion Society, 2021

• Relève étoile (Rising star) Louis-Berlinguet Award, Fonds de Recherche du Québec – Nature et technologies (FRQNT), 2021

• TechAccel Grantee & Invention to Impact Program 

(Mimetik Solutions; Team Lead and Founder), McGill Engine, 2021

• Baxter Young Investigator Award, Baxter Healthcare Corporation, 2021

• Oral Presentation Award (3rd place), Canadian Biomaterials Society (CBS), 2021

• CBS Abstract Merit & Travel Award, 2021

• Mitacs Globalink Research Award, 2021 (Host PI: Prof. David J. Mooney)

• Lucie Besner Travel Award, McGill Regenerative Medicine Network, 2020 

• Graduate Research Enhancement and Travel (GREAT) Award, McGill University, 2019

• FRQNT B2X Doctoral Research Scholarship, 2019

• McGill Engineering Doctoral Award (MEDA), McGill University, 2018

• Graduate Excellence Fellowship, McGill University, 2016, 2017

• First Class Scholarship, Sichuan University, 2014

• Excellent Volunteer Award, Sichuan University, 2014

Professional Service

• Co-chair, Biomedical Adhesives Session, The Adhesion Society (2022-)

• Student Board Member, Board Of Directors, Canadian Biomaterials Society (2020-2021)

• Innovation Commissioner , Post-Graduate Students' Society, McGill University (2020-2022)