PhD Students
Virginia Chiu
Virginia Chiu was born in Toronto and moved around throughout the years before settling in Uxbridge, Ontario in 2006. She completed the Forensic Biology Specialist program at the University of Toronto, earning her Honours Bachelor of Science with high distinction in April 2022. Now back in Durham to pursue a PhD at Ontario Tech University, Virginia is excited to branch out to other facets of her interest in pharmacogenetics in Dr. Desaulniers' Lab. Outside of the lab, Virginia likes to go to the gym, practice her digital art skills, and tend to her 13 carnivorous plants.