PEOPLE
Chenxi Qian
Principal Investigator
Assistant Professor, Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto
OICR Early-Career Investigator
Scientist, Sunnybrook Research Institute
PhD, University of Toronto; Visiting Scholar, Stanford University; NSERC Postdoc Fellow, California Institute of Technology
We’re Recruiting!
PhD / Postdoc positions available!
Send me an email with your CV (to: chenxi.qian at utoronto dot ca);
or, apply through UofT’s Medical Biophysics Master/PhD program.
Lorelie Lacson
Administrative Assistant
Lorelie is Dr. Qian's Administrative Assistant, providing support for the Qian Lab. Lorelie can be reached at lorelie.lacson@sunnybrook.ca for inquires such as recruitment, information about the lab, and more. Lorelie joined SRI August 2019 and is enjoying her time in research. During her leisurely time, she enjoys reading books by Stephen King, traveling and spending time with family and friends.
Yingjie Lai
PhD Student
Yingjie got her H. BSc. from the University of Toronto. Her current research interests include tumor-microenvironment tissue imaging, and immune cell metabolites imaging. Outside the lab, she loves music (Guzheng, Jazz, R&B), acrylic painting, hiking, plants, dogs and cats.
Christian Lai
PhD Student
Christian earned his undergraduate and Master degrees in the University of Toronto. During his Master, he received extensive wet training related to cancer pathogenesis. He joined Qian Lab in 2024 April, and is currently exploring the potential of Raman spectroscopy in predicting cancer drug-responses. Outside the lab, he likes watching animation and fishing.