Derek So

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 best 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. In 2018 and 2019, he finished in the top 10 of the HSQB Best Player Poll, which are the highest finishes ever by a player active in Canada. 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].