Interests

  • Medical microbiology

  • Gene therapy

  • Bacteriophage

  • VLPs

  • Immunotherapy

  • Cell therapy

  • Biotechnology

Jaya Li

Research Assistant

Jaya is currently working as a research assistant with Theraphage lab, assisting with several projects, focusing on the development and optimization of bacteriophage and anelloviral vectors for novel gene therapy platforms. Jaya is also a course instructor at the University of Waterloo School of Pharmacy. Jaya completed her M.Sc. in 2024 at the University of Waterloo School of Pharmacy with co-supervision from the Department of Chemical Engineering. Her project focused on the construction and characterization of a miniphagemid-mediated gene therapy platform delivering an anti-angiogenic DNA-encoded virus-like particle with possible applications for cancer therapy. In 2023, Jaya attended the 13th Summer School on Medicine at the University of Barcelona. She completed her M.Sc. in September 2024.

Education

  • B.Sc. Honours Biology, Co-op, University of Waterloo (2021)

  • M.Sc. Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Waterloo (2024)

Contact

  • jiayang.li@uwaterloo.ca

Publications:

Presentations:

  • Li J. Construction and characterization of miniphagemid-mediated cancer therapy delivering an anti-angiogenic DNA-encoded virus-like particle. Presented at: Big Bang Research Day. 2023, October 23; University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON

  • Li J. Construction of miniphagemid-mediated cancer immunotherapy. Presented at: 13th Summer School on Medicine. 2023, July 4; University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain