Serina (Kaiyu) Wu

Master's Thesis Student @ The Hospital for Sick Children

About

Hi, my name is Serina !I am currently a MSc student at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) and University of Toronto (UofT) conducting clinical pharmacology research. My research focuses on using physiological-based Pharmacokinetic (PBPK) modelling and pharmacogenetic (PGx) tools to optimize drug dosing in neonates. I hold a HBSc degree in pharmacology from UofT and is proficient in using PK-Sim, R, genetic analysis tools (ie. PLINK, Bcftools), and Microsoft Office Suite.Looking forward to connect !

Country

City

Canada

Industry

Hospital & Health Care

Skill

Scientific Writing, Pharmacokinetic Modelling, Mentoring, Grading, Teaching, Discussion Facilitation, Genetic Analysis, Grant Writing, Communication, Policy Writing, Report Writing, Critical Thinking, Microsoft Excel, Academic Research, Statistical Data Analysis, R (Programming Language), Literature Reviews, Presentation Skills, GWAS

Experience

Master's Thesis Student

The Hospital for Sick Children

2025-1 - Present · 1 yr 9 mos

Toronto, ON

Division of Clinical Pharmacology & Toxicology Projects: 1. Physiologically-Based Pharmacokinetic Modelling (PBPK) of a commonly used medication in Neonatal-Intensive-Care Units (NICUs) 2. Pharmacogenetic (PGx) association between candidate variants and clinical response in neonates with cardiac condition 3.Side project: Genome-Wide Association Analysis (GWAS) between commonly used medications and respiratory response in neonates with respiratory conditions.

Teaching Assistant

University of Toronto

2025-9 - 2026-5 · 9 mos

Toronto, ON

Previous Teaching Assistant for HMB304 Challenges of Antimicrobial Resistance in Human Biology & PCL469 Systems Pharmacology I Led small-group tutorials discussing core scientific concepts and provided one-on-one student support on skills development such as scientific literature interpretation, writing, and presentation.

Undergraduate Research Student

CAMH

2023-5 - 2024-12 · 1 yr 8 mos

Toronto, ON

Projects: 1. Conducted Genome-Wide-Association Study (GWAS) research between mitochondria and psychiatric disorder. 2. Performed association study between mitochondrial biomarker and psychistric response

Drug Delivery System Policy Making Collaborator

Good Shepherd Non-Profit Organization

2023-9 - 2024-1 · 5 mos

Toronto, ON

Collaborated cross-functionally with pharmacists, staff, and residents to identify system-level medication management challenges & propose solutions

Literature Review Student

MitoCanada

2023-9 - 2023-12 · 4 mos

Toronto, ON

Conducted a comprehensive literature review of publications on drug safety considerations in patients with mitochondrial disease. Drafted formal scientific reports and recommendations for partner organizations.