Current Position

CHM395 Student

Education

2nd year student, Chemistry | University of Toronto

About Taiqi

I am an undergraduate student specializing in Chemistry at the University of Toronto, with a passion for leveraging synthetic organic and polymer chemistry to engineer molecules for biomedical applications. In the Maikawa Lab, work on stimuli-responsive polymers lets me unite my two favourite puzzles, molecular synthesis and pathophysiological cues, and drives my current project: designing copolymer biosensors and fine-tuning their composition to improve detection of chronic inflammation. Outside of the lab, you’ll find me wandering through new neighborhoods, visiting museums, experimenting in the kitchen, listening to music, and hiking near the waters.