Anson Shapter

Anson is a Biomedical Engineering student at the University of Waterloo. As an undergraduate researcher on co-op with Dr. Nissimov’s group, his project utilized computational tools to conduct and examine pan-genome analyses of marine viruses.

Anson is also particularly interested in the roles of bioengineering and of interdisciplinary approaches in mitigating and adapting to the world’s virological and ecological problems. In his free time, Anson enjoys listening to and playing music, playing sports like volleyball or basketball, going down Wikipedia rabbit holes, and asparagus farming.