Dr. Brian de La Franier is a chemistry researcher at The Thompson Lab at the University of Toronto. He received a B.Sc. from the University of Toronto in 2012 and a Ph.D. in 2017. He is currently a Research Associate at the University of Toronto. He began his Ph.D. in 2012, studying the development of new ovarian cancer detection techniques in serum under the supervision of Prof. Michael Thompson. After a short time in other pursuits, he returned to Prof. Thompson's lab to work as a Postdoctoral Fellow, studying the reduction in bacterial adhesion to surfaces, which he continues to this day. He works primarily as a surface chemist, modifying surfaces for use in biosensors and medical applications. He performs the necessary chemical synthesis and analysis, protein synthesis, and surface analysis.