Zhifa Shen
Postdoctoral Fellow
Ph.D. Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Université de Montréal, 2010
M.S. Botany, Henan University, China, 2000
Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences
McMaster University
Health Science Centre, Room 4H31B
1280 Main Street West
Hamilton, Ontario, L8S 4K1
905.525.9140 ext.22757 | ext.28813
905.522.9033
zhifa@mcmaster.ca
Brief Biography:
Zhifa has always loved science, and one of his life-long dreams is to become a top-tier scientist pursuing cutting-edge research in the exciting arena of biological sciences. His ultimate goal in research is to make significant contributions to biochemical research and his ambitious personal goal is to make a change in the world.
"My definition of happiness is...enjoying spending time with my family."
Research Interests:
My current research interests are in developing rapid, accurate, inexpensive and sensitive methods for Salmonella detection. My goal is to develop a novel catalytic DNA based technology to allow rapid detection of extremely low levels of live Salmonella cells, using in vitro selection, DNA amplification, and fluorescent reporting.
Awards:
- Excellence scholarship from the "Faculté des études supérieures" (FES), Université de Montréal
- McGill Integrated Cancer Research Training Program (MICRTP) Fellowship