Difference between revisions of "Derek So"
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| − | '''Derek So''' is a PhD Student at McGill in the Human Genetics department. In high school, he played Reach for the Top for Sir Winston Churchill in Vancouver, and was on the team that played at the 2008 and 2009 Reach for the Top National tournaments. | + | '''Derek So''' is a PhD Student at McGill in the Human Genetics department who played college tournaments for [[McGill]]. From around 2014 to 2020, he was the consensus best active player in Canada, leading McGill to wins at most of the [[Canadian SCT]] and [[Canadian ACF Regionals]] during that time. |
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| + | In high school, he played Reach for the Top for Sir Winston Churchill in Vancouver, and was on the team that played at the 2008 and 2009 Reach for the Top National tournaments. | ||
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| + | Derek led a McGill team to 3rd place in Division II at [[2014 ICT]] and a top-bracket finish at [[2017 ICT]]. He has written and edited for several tournaments, but it is believed that he has never staffed a tournament. He is known for his mastery of literature, film, and sarcasm, consistently winning individual scoring prizes at tournaments in Ontario. As of 2020, he is mostly inactive but is still affiliated with McGill University. He thinks it was a bad idea for He Jiankui to perform gene editing on humans[https://twitter.com/derek___so]. | ||
Revision as of 12:53, 15 November 2020
| Derek So | |
| Noted subjects | Literature, Trash, Applied Human Genetics |
| Current college | McGill |
| Past colleges | N/A |
| High school | Sir Winston Churchill (BC) (2006-2009) |
| Stats | HDWhite • NAQT |
Derek So is a PhD Student at McGill in the Human Genetics department who played college tournaments for McGill. From around 2014 to 2020, he was the consensus best active player in Canada, leading McGill to wins at most of the Canadian SCT and Canadian ACF Regionals during that time.
In high school, he played Reach for the Top for Sir Winston Churchill in Vancouver, and was on the team that played at the 2008 and 2009 Reach for the Top National tournaments.
Derek led a McGill team to 3rd place in Division II at 2014 ICT and a top-bracket finish at 2017 ICT. He has written and edited for several tournaments, but it is believed that he has never staffed a tournament. He is known for his mastery of literature, film, and sarcasm, consistently winning individual scoring prizes at tournaments in Ontario. As of 2020, he is mostly inactive but is still affiliated with McGill University. He thinks it was a bad idea for He Jiankui to perform gene editing on humans[1].