EDUCATION
Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD). University of Sydney, Australia. Expected graduation in 2028.
Chess team member for the Australian University Chess Championships.
Bachelor of Sciences (B.Sc.). McMaster University, Canada. Graduated in 2023.
CHESS TEACHING EXPERIENCE
COACH - Sydney Academy of Chess. August 2026 - present.
TEACHER - Chess4win. April 2024 - December 2024.
PRESIDENT - McMaster Chess Club. September 2021 - June 2023.
4x team leader @ Canadian University Chess Championships.
TEACHER - Philip Math & Chess Academy. June 2017 - August 2021.
CAMP ORGANIZER - Chess’n Math Association.
Throughout these years, I’ve also taken on varying numbers of students for one-on-one tutoring.
OTHER WORK EXPERIENCE
TEACHING ASSISTANT - LIFESCI 2A03. September 2022 - April 2023
Supervisor: Dr. Veronica Rodriguez Moncalvo, McMaster University.
PUBLICATIONS
Tao BK, Xie JS, Leung V, Patel M, Xu J, Lo C, Yan P, Nathoo N, Lam WC, Navajas EV, Muni R, Kohly RP. Enrolment characteristics in age-related macular degeneration clinical trials: a cross-sectional study. Eye (Lond). 2025 Apr;39(6):1153-1159. doi: 10.1038/s41433-024-03572-6. Epub 2024 Dec 27. PMID: 39730975; PMCID: PMC11978819.
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Why all the research? Before I switched to dentistry, I originally planned to do a biology PhD.
RESEARCH PROJECT - dentistry. May 2025 - present.
Supervisor: Dr. Amit Arora, Western Sydney University.
RESEARCH ASSISTANT - gerontology. August 2023 - December 2024.
LAB ASSISTANT - radiation biology. September 2021 - April 2023.
Supervisor: Dr. Tamara Fuciarelli, McMaster University.
UNDERGRADUATE THESIS - radiation biology. September 2022 - April 2023.
Supervisor: Dr. David Rollo, McMaster University.
RESEARCH ASSISTANT - cancer biology. May 2022 - August 2022.
Supervisor: Dr. Dingyan Wang, University of Toronto.
