Interests

  • Gene therapy

  • Bacteriophage

  • VLPs

  • Immunotherapy

  • Cell therapy

  • Biotechnology

Jaya Li

Alumni

Jaya was a M.Sc. student at the University of Waterloo, within the School of Pharmacy and the Department of Chemical Engineering. She completed her undergraduate degree in Biology with Co-op at the University of Waterloo in 2021. Her MSc project focused on the construction and characterization of a miniphagemid-mediated gene therapy platform delivering an anti-angiogenic DNA-encoded virus-like particle with possible applications in cancer therapy. In 2023, Jaya attended the 13th Summer School on Medicine at the University of Barcelona. She completed her M.Sc. in September 2024.

Education

  • B.Sc. Honours Biology, Co-op, University of Waterloo (2021)

  • M.Sc. Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Waterloo (2024)

Contact

  • jiayang.li@uwaterloo.ca

Publications:

Presentations:

  • Li J. Construction and characterization of miniphagemid-mediated cancer therapy delivering an anti-angiogenic DNA-encoded virus-like particle. Presented at: Big Bang Research Day. 2023, October 23; University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON

  • Li J. Construction of miniphagemid-mediated cancer immunotherapy. Presented at: 13th Summer School on Medicine. 2023, July 4; University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain