Darren Yanqi Yu, Postdoctoral Scholar (2021-2022)
Postdoctoral Scholar
Darren received his B.S. degree in Chemistry from Purdue University in 2013, and his Ph.D. degree in Chemistry from Indiana University in 2021. His Ph.D. thesis work developed novel sensors to monitor and understand the biophysics of phagocytosis. He joined the Yang Lab in October of 2021. Darren worked on developing stem cell engineered “off-the-shelf” cell products for cancer immunotherapy. Besides research, Darren enjoys playing basketball and tennis.
After his postdoc training at the Yang Lab, Darren joined the Fate Therapeutics (La Jolla, California) as a Scientist.