Projects

Some highlights:

Working on

• Heads-down learning and writing, mostly.
• Research @ Wheeler Lab (Institute of Biomedical Engineering at UofT): exploring optoelectronic manipulation for biological applications.
• Building community for longevity in Toronto. Co-organizing TLRC, a reading group for students interested in aging biology and regenerative medicine.

Worked on

Research:

• Organoids-on-a-chip @ Wrana Lab (Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute): optimized device assembly and seeding, ran CFD simulations, 3D printed things, and looked at cells.
• Computational biology @ Loyal: aging biology with dogs as a translational model. Helped out with data visualization, streamlining workflows, and the Healthspan Study.
• Quantum natural gradients: for small-molecule energy calculations using variational quantum eigensolvers. Wrote some code and contributed to Xanadu’s research blog.
• QML for economics @ Bank of Canada’s Quantum Lab: groundwork for the lab’s research direction including literature reviews, benchmarking, and industry collaborations.

Creative and community:

• Partnerships @ Q-SITE: led sponsorships and partnerships for student conference quantum computing.
• Core team @ Quantum Open Source Foundation: scaled the quantum mentorship program that still runs today. Also helped out with marketing and growth efforts.
• Growth and marketing @ Gamechanger.co: innovation advisory for corporate companies. Also helped run the Gamechanger Session series, which grew into Disco.co, an edtech platform where I was involved with early product/brand design.

A footnote to all these projects: I’m forever grateful to the incredible mentors I’ve absorbed so much from, especially those who opened the door when I had nothing to show. I also owe a lot to the friends and peers I’ve worked with, learned from, and been inspired by.