Postdoctoral fellow
Postdoctoral Fellow, Chemistry, Université de Montréal, 2022-2023
Ph.D., Biomedical Engineering, Université de Montréal, 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
📧 zhug31@mcmaster.ca
Brief Biography:
Guichi completed his doctoral studies in Biomedical Engineering at Université de Montréal in January 2022, after which he decided to continue his journey by remaining within the same lab for his first postdoctoral research until July 2023. Then join Prof. Yingfu Li’s lab in August 2023 for the second period of postdoctoral research. Outside of the lab, Guichi loves playing and watching tennis, as well as skiing, hiking, badminton, and swimming.
Research Interests:
Aptamer/DNAzyme selection, Pathogen diagnosis, Electrochemical DNA sensor, DNA-based isothermal amplification technology.
Publications:
Engineering DNA Switches for DNA Computing Applications
A novel SERS-based magnetic aptasensor for prostate specific antigen assay with high sensitivity
Toward edges-rich MoS2 layers via chemical liquid exfoliation triggering distinctive magnetism
A single quantum dot-based biosensor for DNA point mutation assay
A single quantum dot-based biosensor for telomerase assay
A quantum dot-based microRNA nanosensor for point mutation assays
Simultaneous detection of mercury(ii) and silver(i) ions with picomolar sensitivity
Functional nucleic acid-based sensors for heavy metal ion assays