Team Member

Biography

Haitang is currently completing a PhD in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Waterloo under the supervision of Dr. Shawn Wettig. Previously Haitang has completed a BSc and MSc in Biological Science and Technology at the Dalian University of Technology in China, and a MSc in Biology at the University of Waterloo. Her research interests are in safe and efficient gene delivery systems, non-viral delivery vectors, the use of derivatives of Gemini surfactants to improve DNA transfection, and the mechanism of how the structure of gemini surfactants affects cancer gene therapy.