Staff

Current title: Research Technician III Degrees: Master of Science, Pharmacology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatchewan; Bachelor of Science, Biotechnology, Beijing Institute of Technology. Affiliations: Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network Biography Research Key Publications Contact Biography Xi earned her MSc in Pharmacology at the University of Saskatchewan and her BSc in Biotechnology at the Beijing Institute of Technology.  She joined the DaCosta Lab as a research technician III in 2024. Research In the DaCosta Lab, I will be an integral part of the expansion of research collaborations involving cancer imaging as the lab broadens its cancer research program in the…

Current title: Research Technician III Degrees: Master of Science, Pathobiology, University of Guelph, Ontario; Bachelor of Science, Toxicology, University of Guelph, Ontario. Affiliations: Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network Biography Research Key Publications Contact Biography Michael earned his MSc in Pathobiology at the University of Guelph and his BSc in Toxicology at the University of Guelph.  He joined the DaCosta Lab as a research technician III in 2022. Research In the DaCosta Lab, I will be an integral part of the expansion of research collaborations involving cancer imaging as the lab broadens its cancer research program in the next…

Current title: Research Technician III Degrees: M.D., Guangdong Medical University, China; Master’s Degree of Biochemistry, San Yat-Sen University of Medical Sciences, China. Affiliations: Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network Biography Research Key Publications Contact Biography Dr. Emily Chen completed her master’s degree at the San Yat-Sen University of Medical Sciences in China and earned a medical degree at the Guangdong Medical University in China.  She previously worked in the DaCosta Lab as a research technician I from 2008-2009 and returned as a research technician II in 2022. Research I was part of the DaCosta Lab from 2009-2016, during which…

Current title: Clinical Research Analyst Degrees: Honours Bachelor of Science, University of Toronto (Toronto, ON, Canada) Master of Engineering, Department of Material Science and Engineering, University of Toronto (Toronto, ON, Canada) Affiliations: Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network Biography Research Key Publications Contact Biography Arcturus Phoon completed his undergraduate degree, specializing in Material Science, and earned a Material Science and Engineering MEng degree, both at the University of Toronto.  He began his career at the University Health Network as a study coordinator for Toronto Health Economics and Technology Assessment (THETA) Collaborative.  Arcturus joined the DaCosta lab in 2020. Research At…

Current title: Clinical Research Coordinator II Degrees: Doctor of Medicine, Ross University School of Medicine, Dominica Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences & English Literature, University of Toronto, Canada Affiliations: Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network Biography Research Key Publications Contact Biography Dr. Shirley Wang completed a double major at the University of Toronto (Toronto, Canada) in Health Sciences and English Literature, and obtained her medical degree at the Ross University School of Medicine (Portsmouth, Dominica). She joined the DaCosta lab as a Clinical Research Coordinator in 2018. Research At present, diagnosis of diabetic foot infections is based on…