2019-2020 W. Mac Burnham Achievement Award Recipient

Linsey recently completed a double major in Pharmacology and Molecular Genetics at the University of Toronto with the aim of understanding the mechanisms behind disease and how they can be targeted in therapeutic development.

Through her studies, Linsey gained a unique pharmacological lens and strived to apply these concepts to her research projects, where she investigated synthetic lethal targets in KRAS-mutant colorectal cancer and participated in the development of novel targeted drug-loaded nanoparticles for the treatment of glioblastomas.

Linsey is grateful to her dedicated mentors who have constantly propelled her learning, and to her fellow peers for their support and encouragement on this journey. Her receipt of the W. Mac Burnham Achievement Award will continue to inspire her as a MSc student in U of T’s department of Medical Biophysics to improve the diagnosis and prognosis of pancreatic cancer.