


Undergraduate Student
Honours Bachelor of Science – Biochemistry at McMaster University (2018-2022)

Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences
McMaster University
Health Science Centre, Room 4H32
1280 Main Street West
Hamilton, Ontario, L8S 4K1
905.525.9140 ext.28813
905.522.9033
fortiers@mcmaster.ca

Brief Biography:
Sara is a fourth year undergraduate student in the biochemistry program at McMcMaster University. She joined the Li lab in the summer of 2021 and is currently completing her senior thesis focused on using RNA-cleaving DNAzymes to detect SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern for biosensing purposes.
Research Interests:
Functional nucleic acids, diagnostics, biosensors