Interests

  • Biotechnology

  • Genetic Engineering

  • Molecular Biology

  • Gene Therapy

Anna Kosiak

M.Sc. Candidate

Anna joined the Theraphage Lab as a recipient of the Mitacs Globalink Research Award in the Spring of 2024, and she completed her B.Sc. in Biotechnology and Bioengineering in Kyiv, Ukraine. She has previously worked as an intern with Arterium Ltd and as a lab technician at the Institute of Semiconductors in Kyiv.

Anna started her MSc program at the University of Waterloo in the Fall of 2024, where her current project involves the optimization of the production of the intelligent Phagemid-Assembled Gene Expression (iPhAGE) system for gene therapy vectors.

Education

  • B.Sc. Biotechnology and Bioengineering, National University of Food Technologies, Kyiv, Ukraine (2024)

Awards

  • Nanofellowship, Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology (WIN), 2025-2026

Contact


Presentations:

Kosiak, A., Wong, S., Slavcev, R. Optimization of the iPhAGE system. Poster presented at: Pharmacy Research Day. 2025, April 29. Kitchener, Ontario.