Shirley Wang

Shirley holds a Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry and a Master of Science in Pharmacy, earned at the University of Waterloo. Her Master's thesis was on Alzheimer's disease drug discovery, earning the 2023-2024 Dean of Science award and the Memorial poster award at the 2023 Canadian Society for Pharmaceutical Sciences conference. Additionally, she has expertise in developing bioanalytical methods with over 5 years of industry experience quantifying drugs in biological matrices for pre-clinical studies. Now, in her Ph.D. pursuit, Shirley's passion for pharmacometrics drives her work on physiologically-based pharmacokinetic models, with a focus on advancing neonatal drug exposure assessment during maternal therapy and lactation. This work aims to provide a vital means of assessing infant risk when considering the continuation of medical treatments during pregnancy and breastfeeding.