Student of the Year Award: Michelle Fan (Honours in Cellular, Anatomical & Physiological Sciences)
March 30, 2022
Michelle Fan is a fourth-year undergraduate student in the Honours Cellular, Anatomical, and Physiological Sciences program. She has recently completed a 12-month work term in the lab of Dr. Honglin Luo at St. Paul’s Hospital. During her placement in Luo Lab, her research focused on the interplay between enterovirus and innate immune pathways. She has published two co-first-author articles and presented these projects in both local and national conferences.
Michelle has found this Co-op placement very transformative. It not only prepared her well for the final year of study at UBC, but also helped her to grow more mature, confident, and determined. Most importantly, the co-op placement greatly impacted her career trajectory as she became more curious and decided to pursue a Ph.D.
Currently, Michelle is finishing up her honours thesis in the lab of Dr. Carolina Tropini at the Life Science Institute. In October 2023, she will be heading to the University of Oxford to pursue a DPhil in Molecular Biology in Health and Disease.