Shari Liu (Xueru Liu) was awarded the Michael Smith Laboratories Graduate Student Award in September 2020. Originally from Chonqing, China, Shari’s relocation to Vancouver, BC during the global pandemic was a big adjustment, but an exciting transition nonetheless. She looks forward to continuing work at Dr. Xin Li’s lab at UBC’s Michael Smith Laboratories (MSL). While studying Bioscience previously at Chonqing University, a tutor suggested she apply for the MITACS summer internship at Dr. Li’s lab. Her acceptance into the program brought her to the MSL for a period of 3 months in the summer of 2019, where she worked with Dr. Li and her lab researching plant immunity.
