Yuyan Wang, Ph.D.

Dr. Yuyan Wang received her B.S. and Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology and Cornell University, respectively. During her Ph.D. she was a fellow of the National Science Foundation Graduated Research Fellowship Program and her research focused on design and production of engineered glycoproteins for osteoarthritis treatment and drug delivery. Dr. Wang joined the CCNTP in 2023 and is currently working with Dr. Juliane Nguyen and Dr. Brian Miller, with prior mentorship from Dr. Leaf Huang.  Her work focuses on the development of engineered yeast for colorectal cancer treatment.