Biography

Caiwei Li completed her Bachelor of Science Honours in Neuroscience and Animal Physiology at the University of Toronto in 2014. As an undergraduate student, she was involved in several research projects, including one discovering the cellular mechanisms underlying inhibitory GABAergic synaptic plasticity in the hippocampus.

In the Fall of 2016, Caiwei began her Masters in Occupational Therapy at the University of Toronto. Currently, Caiwei is involved in a research project with the IATS Lab that will investigate the acceptability and the preferences of community-dwelling current and future older adults in the use of robots to facilitate their daily activities.