Christopher Ling

PhD Candidate, 2020 - Present

Project

Liver cells derived from pluripotent stem cells can be a great tool to develop transplantation methods or to test novel drugs. However, current methods use animal feeder cell layers or mouse tumour derived materials that have the potential of transferring pathogens and having inconsistent results. To overcome these issues, my project aims to develop chemically defined materials to differentiate liver cells and accelerate their clinical translation.

Education

Ph.D Student (2020 – Present)
Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry
Unviersity of Toronto

Bachelor of Applied Science (2013-2018)
Nanotechnology Engineering
University of Waterloo