Sam Hirniak’s interest in research began during her undergraduate degree at the University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Faculty of Math. Hirniak was part of the International Genetically Engineered Machine Team (iGEM) for three years during her undergrad at À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ. Dr. Brian Ingalls, a professor in the Department of Applied Mathematics at the University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ, inspired Hirniak to study math, something that naturally came to her.
Hirniak is now pursuing her PhD in Pharmacy, co-supervised by À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Pharmacy’s Dr. Edginton, Hallman Director and professor, and Dr. Wong, associate professor at À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Pharmacy.
I wanted to find like-minded people who want to better our healthcare system – I found that in Dr. Edginton and Dr. Wong and started my MSc in Pharmacy shortly after.
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