Sam Hirniak

Sam is a PhD student being co-supervised by Dr. Edginton and Dr. Wong. She is currently studying the pharmacoeconomics of hemophilia A gene therapy, focusing on generating high-quality data from real-world sources to allow for more accurate cost-effectiveness modeling. 

She obtained a BMath in Honours Mathematical Studies with minors in Applied Mathematics and Biology. During this time, she was awarded an NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Award for a computational-based project in the Brian Ingalls Lab. She transferred from the MSc program to the direct to PhD.