Sam Hirniak’s interest in research began during her undergraduate degree at the University of Waterloo Faculty of Math. Hirniak was part of the International Genetically Engineered Machine Team (iGEM) for three years during her undergrad at Waterloo. Dr. Brian Ingalls, a professor in the Department of Applied Mathematics at the University of Waterloo, inspired Hirniak to study math, something that naturally came to her.
Hirniak is now pursuing her PhD in Pharmacy, co-supervised by Waterloo Pharmacy’s Dr. Edginton, Hallman Director and professor, and Dr. Wong, associate professor at Waterloo 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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