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Career

· Swanson Fellow, The Column Group2026–
· Pro Bono Consultant, Biotech Connection - Bay Area, Inc.2025–2025
· Venture Creation Fellow, Flagship Pioneering2025–2025
· McKinsey Insight Program 2025 Participant, McKinsey & Company2025–2025
· Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Bioengineering, Stanford University2020–2026
· Graduate Student Researcher, Stanford University2020–2025
· Thesis Student At Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital (Toronto), Sinai Health System2019–2020
· Purification Process Development Intern, BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.2018–2019
· Undergraduate Research Student, University of Toronto2017–2018
· Summer Research Intern, Tsinghua University2016–2016
· Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.) with High Honours, Engineering Science, CGPA: 3.94, University of Toronto2015–2020

Publications (43)

Intracellular Delivery of Quantum Dots Mediated by a Histidine-and Arginine-rich Hr9 Cell-penetrating Peptide through the Direct Membrane Translocation Mechanism
150
cited
Transdermal delivery of proteins mediated by non‐covalently associated arginine‐rich intracellular delivery peptides
Experimental Dermatology · 2007
89
cited
Transfection and expression of plasmid DNA in plant cells by an arginine‐rich intracellular delivery peptide without protoplast preparation
FEBS Letters · 2007
87
cited
Protein transduction in human cells is enhanced by cell-penetrating peptides fused with an endosomolytic HA2 sequence
Peptides · 2012
82
cited
Noncovalent protein transduction in plant cells by macropinocytosis.
New Phytologist · 2007
81
cited
Cellular internalization of quantum dots noncovalently conjugated with arginine-rich cell-penetrating peptides.
Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology · 2010
73
cited
Arginine-rich cell-penetrating peptides deliver gene into living human cells.
Gene · 2012
67
cited
Cell-penetrating peptide-functionalized quantum dots for intracellular delivery.
Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology · 2010
65
cited
A gene delivery system for insect cells mediated by arginine-rich cell-penetrating peptides.
Gene · 2012
60
cited
Endocytic Trafficking of Nanoparticles Delivered by Cell-penetrating Peptides Comprised of Nona-arginine and a Penetration Accelerating Sequence
PLoS ONE · 2013
60
cited
Protein transport in human cells mediated by covalently and noncovalently conjugated arginine-rich intracellular delivery peptides
Peptides · 2009
54
cited
Arginine-rich intracellular delivery peptides synchronously deliver covalently and noncovalently linked proteins into plant cells.
Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry · 2010
51
cited
Nona-Arginine Facilitates Delivery of Quantum Dots into Cells via Multiple Pathways
Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology · 2010
48
cited
Delivery of Nucleic Acids, Proteins, and Nanoparticles by Arginine-Rich Cell-Penetrating Peptides in Rotifers
Marine Biotechnology · 2013
38
cited
Mechanistic studies of intracellular delivery of proteins by cell-penetrating peptides in cyanobacteria
BMC Microbiology · 2013
38
cited
Synthesis, characterization and applications of carboxylated and polyethylene-glycolated bifunctionalized InP/ZnS quantum dots in cellular internalization mediated by cell-penetrating peptides.
Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces · 2013
37
cited
Identification of a Short Cell-Penetrating Peptide from Bovine Lactoferricin for Intracellular Delivery of DNA in Human A549 Cells
PLoS ONE · 2016
36
cited
Gene transport and expression by arginine-rich cell-penetrating peptides in Paramecium.
Gene · 2011
35
cited
Intracellular Delivery of Nanoparticles and DNAs by IR9 Cell-penetrating Peptides
PLoS ONE · 2013
35
cited
Effect of Size and Concentration of Copper Nanoparticles on the Antimicrobial Activity in Escherichia coli through Multiple Mechanisms
Nanomaterials · 2022
34
cited
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